Wounded U.S. Marine is x-rayed. A U.S. Navy Pharmacists Mate X-rays the injured foot of a U.S.
Wounded U.S. Marine is x-rayed. A U.S. Navy Pharmacists Mate X-rays the injured foot of a U.S. Marine in a field hospital on Saipan in the Central Pacific. The strategic island of the Marianas group, a key base in Japan's inner defense system, was taken on July 8, 1944, after 25 days of intensive fighting. Up until July 10, 1944, U.S. troops had buried 11,948 enemy dead. American losses up until the same date were 2,359 ...