Archives Branch, USMC History Division
Marines securing storehouse of supplies in cave at Saipan, 1944
Marines check supplies of food and ammunition in one of the many caves that dotted the hills of Saipan Island. Numerous caves, carved into the limestone or coral rock, were used as storerooms, while others functioned as fortresses of resistance that allowed the Japanese to hold out for days after the island was secured.
From the collection of Palmer Rixey (COLL/1348), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
Marines securing storehouse of supplies in cave at Saipan, 1944
Marines check supplies of food and ammunition in one of the many caves that dotted the hills of Saipan Island. Numerous caves, carved into the limestone or coral rock, were used as storerooms, while others functioned as fortresses of resistance that allowed the Japanese to hold out for days after the island was secured.
From the collection of Palmer Rixey (COLL/1348), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.