On the Red-Stained Sands of Saipan. Their lives were the contribution of these three Marines to the capture of Saipan. Storming the beaches of the Marianas island from Coast Guard-manned landing barges, American invaders ran against a withering fire from Jap guns hidden behind the natural ramparts behind the sandy shore. Casualties were heavy in smashing the enemy's first defenses near Charon-Kanoa.

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