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    The Battle of Tinian was part of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was fought between the United States and Japan on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands from 24 July until 1 August 1944. The Mariana Islands were targeted because of their location astride the Japanese line of communications. Tinian lay … See more

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    After World War I, the United States had developed a series of contingency plans for the event of a war with Japan known as the See more

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    The senior Japanese officer on Tinian was Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta, the commander of See more

    Mopping up
    On 6 August, Brigadier General Merrit A. Edson, the deputy commander of the 2nd Marine Division, assumed tactical responsibility as … See more

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    Artillery bombardment of Tinian commenced on 20 June when Battery B of the 531st Field Artillery Battalion began shelling targets on … See more

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    Map of Tinian Island showing generally layout of roads and airfield runways in June 1945. North Field had four 8500 foot bomber runways West Field had two 8500 foot bomber runways and a 5000 foot fighter runway. Two auxiliary runways were graded west and south of West Field respectively
    The Use of Tinian Island During World War II OUTLINE •Background •Assault on Tinian Island •Seabee Construction and North Field •Tinian and the Atomic Bombs •Tinian Today Background •Tinian and Saipan Islands had been Japanese stronghold since the end of WW I •Ability to reach Japan with long-range B-29 bombers
    Tinian, one of the Mariana Islands and part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States, in the western Pacific Ocean. It lies about 100 miles (160 km) north of Guam. Of volcanic formation, it rises to an elevation of 614 feet (187 metres).
    After its capture by U.S.-led Allied forces in 1944, the island was converted into a major U.S. military air base, equipped with what were then the world’s longest runways. In August 1945 two U.S. bombers based at Tinian dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  3. Tinian Island – Nuclear Museum

    WEBWith its proximity to Japan and infrastructure in place, Tinian was chosen as the base of operations for an atomic attack against Japan in February of 1945. Preparations for the assembly of atomic bombs and the readying …