Keywords: Saipan American Memorial.gif The Saipan American Memorial is located near the beach overlooking Tanapag Harbor on the Island of Saipan Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands It is a part of the American Memorial Park commemorating the Americans and Chamorro who died during the liberation of the Mariana Islands during World War II Specifically the memorial honors the 24 000 American marines and soldiers who died recapturing the islands of Saipan Tinian and Guam during the period June 15 1944 to August 11 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission http //www abmc gov/memorials/memorials/si php Post-Work User Staffus http //www abmc gov/copyright php Copyright Info Public Domain PD-USGov Battle of Saipan Monuments and memorials in the United States |