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SAIPAN INVASION; TRANSPORT AREA; CRUISERS; EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES ON BEACH Part 1
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1) GV OS2U taxis in slick, slung aboard.2) LS-Pan Ships in transport area, APs, DDs, etc.3) LS Fires burning on Is.4) LS Formation planes pass-SV.5) LS Explosion on beach.6) LS CAs in formation off tip of Is., firing.7) LS Is. under bombardment, gun blast FG.8) GV-Pan Cruisers in formation pass.9) LS Explosion on beach.10) MS CU CA underway.
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General Records of the Department of the Navy
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