USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) observes 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tinian [Image 6 of 7]

TINIAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

07.24.2024

Photo by Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro 

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam

The command of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) observes the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tinian alongside Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan and Saipan Mayor Ramon Camacho on July 24, 2024. On 24 July 1944, the U.S. Coast Guard supported the landing of roughly 15,600 men of the 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions on the Island of Tinian to retake it from the Imperial Japanese Forces. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro)

• Date Taken: 07.24.2024
• Date Posted: 08.26.2024 17:04
• Photo ID: 8610423
• VIRIN: 240724-G-G0020-7524
• Resolution: 1440x1080
• Size: 385.46 KB
• Location: TINIAN, MP