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Base World War II bases in the Mariana Islands
Place
Map of
Mariana Islands in
Micronesia (shown in dark magenta)
US Naval Base Marianas was a number of
United States Navy bases in the
Mariana Islands in the
Pacific Ocean 's
Micronesia . Most were built by the US Navy
Seabees , Naval Construction Battalions, during
World War II .
Naval Base Guam was lost to the
Empire of Japan during the
Battle of Guam in December 1941. Guam was retaken by
United States Armed Forces on July 21, 1944, now also known as
Liberation Day . Naval Station Guam was founded on August 7, 1899, after
Spain lost the
Spanish–American War .
History
On December 10, 1898, Guam was ceded to the United States and the complete island of Guam became a Naval Station.
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Naval Advance Base Saipan was built after the
Battle of Saipan ended on July 9, 1944.
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Naval Base Tinian construction started began on August 1, 1944, at the end of the
Battle of Tinian .
[5] The Marianas Islands Fleet Post Office (FPO) was 3062. Naval Base Tinian had special secret facilities built for the handling of the
atomic bombs
Little Boy and
Fat Man . The bombs were loaded on to the
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay and
Bockscar . The US Naval built bases for troops, ships,
submarines ,
PT boats ,
seaplanes , supply depots, training camps, fleet recreation facilities, and ship repair depots. To keep supplies following the bases were supplied by the vast
II United States Merchant Navy . After the war ended on
VJ Day , all but bases were closed, less Guam, which continued at an
US Naval Advance Base .
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Major Bases
Major US Naval Bases in the Mariana Islands:
Minor Bases
Minor World War II US Naval Bases in the Mariana Islands:
Naval Base on
Marcus Island , Just North of the Northern Mariana Island, FPO# 3084, airstrip and
LORAN station. (1945-1993)
Naval Base on
Pagan Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3083 (1944-1962)
Naval Base on
Anatahan Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3041, site of
Japanese holdouts
Naval Base on
Sarigan Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3046, now
nature preserve
Naval Base on
Guguan Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3047
Naval Base on
Maug Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3077
Naval Base on
Rota Island , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3261
Naval Base on
Farallon de Medinilla , Northern Mariana Island, FPO 3036, uninhabited small island
Base on Guam:
Orote , on the
Orote Peninsula , FPO 939
Base on Guam:
Agana , FPO 943
Naval Airfields
Gallery
Naval Base Guam in 2006
Map of the Battle of Tinian from 1944
Assembly Building where A-bombs were assembled on Tinian
B-29 Superfortress graveyard, North Field, Tinian, 1946. During the war, bulldozers were always waiting at the ends of the runways. Any problem with takeoff or landing and the B-29's were bulldozed off the runway to keep the flow moving.
No. 1 Bomb Loading Pit Historical marker at North Field
B-29s on West Field parking ramp
Enola Gay , pilot
Paul Tibbets and members of the ground crew
Flight crew of the Bockscar
North Field on Tinian
West Field on Tinian
US Navy VFA-14 's
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver over Tinian in 1947, before base closure
Saipan map from 1944
US Navy Charan Kanoa port in Saipan in 1944
Seabees completing runway on Saipan in 1945 with B 29 in the air
Navy ships docked at Saipan
NAS Tanapag in 1950
Japanese holdout Sergeant
Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam on 24 January 1972, almost 28 years after the
Allies had regained control of the island in 1944.
South Pacific islands in 1945
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Saipan .
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Tinian .
References
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