Navajo Indian code-talker Pfc Carl Gorman of Chinle, Arizona, manning an observation post on a hill overlooking the City of Garapan, while the Marines were consolidating their positions on the Island of Saipan, Marianas on June 27, 1944 During the Battle of Saipan.

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Photo by Szarka.

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Size: 4713px × 3142px
Location: Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands.
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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