Navy chaplain, marines, Saipan

Navy chaplain, marines, Saipan

Item Information

Title:
Navy chaplain, marines, Saipan
Creator:
United States. Marine Corps
Name on Item:
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Sgt. C.P. Steele
Date:
[ca. June 13, 1944]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
American Legion Museum
Collection (local):
World War II by Combat Photographers
Subjects:
Marines (Military personnel)
Chaplains
Religious services
World War, 1939-1945
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944
United States. Marine Corps
Places:
Northern Mariana Islands (territory)
Saipan
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 format)
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Caption: FIRST MASS ON SAIPAN - With a canvas tarpaulin for a church and packing cases for an altar, a Navy chaplain holds mass for Marines at Saipan in the Marianas. The service was held in memory of brave buddies who lost their lives in the initial landings on June 13, 1944. Hdqrs. No. 82,262.
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Identifier:
1-127