The Marine Assault on Tinian

Introduction Tinian is a small island in the Mariana Islands, about 3,500 miles west of Hawaii and 1,400 miles southeast of Tokyo. This island was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan who first landed in Guam in 1521. The island has been under Spanish control for centuries. Tinian was under Spain's control until the Spanish-American War of 1898 when the American cruiser Charleston entered Guam's port to claim the island. At the end of the war, Spain sold the rest of the Mariana Islands to Germany paying attention to Tinian.

With a series of victories, the US Marine Corps began to attack the mainland Japan. The key to Japan constituting a real threat is occupation of Saipan and Tinian. The US Army Air Force needed a landing point near Japan to start bombing with the newly acquired B - 29. Saipan - Tinian is close enough to frighten the Japanese and the government and make them see the potential seriousness of their situation. In order to occupy Saipan Tinier, the Army Air Corps requested to stay in the Marine Corps.

When taking Tinian, the US military can be divided into three waves. In the center there is a martial corps commanded by Ralph Smith. He is a navy division of both sides. The plan moves forward, all three units are executed at the same time, removing the threat of Japan. However, this advancement is not as happy as I planned. At the beginning of the operation, the maritime divisions of both countries steadily progressed. However, the army of the Smith army was late for almost an hour. They made a little progress, and they stopped on their tracks. As the Marines continued to move steadily, the action showed a horseshoe shape, and the troops hung in the middle. The army will not yield at all. Marine Corps Holland Smith to Admiral Turner and Spruce. "Ralph Smith shows that he lacks a fundamental spirit, and his department is delaying our progress, he should be relieved" 314). However, most of the inhabitants of the island are Japanese.

On June 15, 1944, the army and navy led by Nimit landed in Saipan on the Mariana Islands, where the 3-week blood fight began to dominate the island. Next, on July 21, the military and navy invaded Guam, 100 miles south of Saipan, and three days later the Marines headed for Tinian. An important turning point in the Pacific War was that the hijacking to the Mariana Islands in the United States enabled access to the Japanese island of Japan to the US Army Air Force B-29 bomber that started a task to Japan at the end of November was.

On 7th August, Turagi and its surrounding two islands, Gavutu and Tamambogo, were attacked by 3,000 US Marines. 886 Japanese Imperial Navy personnel on these three islands fought fiercely at naval and seaplane base. Several difficulties, the US Marine Corps finally secured all three islands of Tulagi on August 8 and Gavutu and Tanambogo on August 9. Most defenders in Japan were killed, and Marines dispatched 122 deaths. Compared with Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo, Guadalcanal landing is much less resistant. At 9:10 am on August 7th, General Van de Grift and 11,000 US Marines landed in Guadalcanal between Coripoint and Lungapoint. Moving toward Lunga Point, they did not encounter any resistance except for "tangled" rainforests, they stopped at a distance of about 1000 meters from Lunga Point Airport.