[colorado tanker]

It's amazing the U.S. had the resources to mount the largest amphibious invasion in history at Normandy and within days on the other side of the world put over 100,000 men on Saipan. And throw in smashing the IJN's fleet air arm for good measure.

Hitler and Tojo had no idea what they had taken on.

[21twelve]

Amazing too on how those same guys would be ready to go at another island in a few months. My dad was on a Minesweeper and I have all of his old letters. He talks about a marine coming aboard to visit his brother. My dad compared his easy life with that of the Marine (”He killed 8 Japs that he knew of, two with his knife as they jumped into his foxhole.”)

He said the Marine was heading out the next day to an operation “that you will hear about by the time you get this letter.”

Looking at the dates it must have been Tinian, which was a VERY costly victory for us. I wondered if that Marine made it out of that one.

[Tax-chick]

Both fronts were crying for more men.