Officers of four American fighting services confer on Saipan offensive.
21 juli 1944
Officers of four American fighting services confer on Saipan offensive. Unified strategy is planned by these officers of the American armed forces. Coast Guard Captain D.C. McNeill, Army Colonel Harlan R. Staphan, Navy Captain John Hansen, and Marine Corps Colonel L.R. Jones, are examining a map of Saipan Island which U.S. fighting services wrested from the Japanese on july 8, 1944. Saipan, in the Central Pacific Marianas, is an important advanced base, within the enemy's inner defense zone, and its capture puts the Allies within striking distance of Japan.
Collectie
- NIOD
Type
- Foto
Identificatienummer van NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- 22932
Trefwoorden
- Besprekingen
- Amerikaanse strijdkrachten
- Strategie
- Officieren
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