
Captain Oba and his men remained in hiding in Saipan for a year and a half after the Battle of Saipan. That was six months after WWII ended.
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Saipan is a rather small island with a long history. From being one of the earliest settled archipelagos in the Micronesian area 3500 years ago to today, Saipan has been controlled by four super powers: Spanish, German, Japanese, and American. Click a time period on the menu to the left and add your comments regarding Saipan History.
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Is it also possible to get a higher rez scan of this image, too? Thank you.
Hi Koji. Yes, this is another of my websites. What a coincidence, I just returned from watching the "Oba" movie when you wrote your comment. I have lots of pictures of this event from an American soldier who was here at that time.
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