WWII - 1944, Saipan, Marianas: LCIs to Beach & Shoot 40mm Guns; LCs to Beach, 16Jun44

WWII - 1944, Saipan, Marianas: LCIs to Beach & Shoot 40mm Guns; LCs to Beach, 16Jun44 Ships seen from aircraft carrier; landing craft / LCs underway. Battleship / BB firing bombardment. Other ships. 03:50:46 LCIs underway, firing. 03:51:47 LS Beach under bombardment. 03:52:23 MS LCIs, LVTs, LCs underway, BB fires BG. Smoke on island rising. Many LCs BG. Wave of LCVPs underway. 03:54:25 APs in transport area. LCVP circling in rendezvous area. 03:55:46 HS Wounded transferred from LVT alongside. 03:56:57 MS LVTs exit LST in transport area, AP BG. WW2 Pacific Islands; Fighting; Battles; Invasions; Landings; NOTE: General invasion activity seen from shipboard; difficult to specifically catalog but useful generically.