<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Wehla amaMarine eSaipan mhlaka 14 futhi wahlala lapho kwaze kwaba mhlaka 4 Juni lapho aqala khona ukuthutha amadoda nempahla phakathi kweMarianas neSolomon. NgoJulayi wathatha izinsiza, i-Armys 24th Infantry Regiment, eya eKerama Retto. Emuva eSaipan lapho amaJapane enikezela  <response>: Kwabe sekumenyezelwa ukuthi, ngo-August 15, uMellette ngokushesha wathatha amadoda e-6th Marine Division wahamba ngomkhumbi waya eHonshu. Wafika ne-wave yokuqala yamabutho okuhlala, wehlisa amaMarine e-Yokosuka Naval Base ngomhlaka-30, wabona ukuzinikela okusemthethweni eTokyo Bay ngoSeptemba 2, wabe esebuyela eSaipan ukuze athathe amadoda e-2d Marine Division ukuze athuthelwe eNagasaki. 