<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Wehla amaMarine eSaipan mhlaka 14 futhi wahlala lapho kwaze kwaba mhlaka 4 Juni lapho aqala khona ukuthutha amadoda nempahla phakathi kweMarianas neSolomon Islands. NgoJulayi wathatha izinsiza, i-Armys 24th Infantry Regiment, eya eKerama Retto. ESaipan lapho  <response>: I-Japanese capitulation yamenyezelwa, 15 Agasti, Mellette ngokushesha wathatha amadoda we-6th Marine Division futhi 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. 