▁well ▁after ▁the ▁war ." ▁Four ▁full ▁days ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁conquer ▁Mak in . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁V ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Corps , ▁now ▁including ▁an ▁additional ▁Marine ▁division , ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Mar iana ▁Islands . ▁In ▁this ▁action ▁( Operation ▁For ager ), ▁Ralph ▁Smith ' s ▁division ▁fought ▁alongside ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁hard ▁struggle ▁for ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁island ▁of ▁Sa ip an . ▁During ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁M t . ▁T ap ot ch au ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁a ▁vast ▁difference ▁in ▁training ▁and ▁tact ics ▁between ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁failing ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁" H ell ' s ▁P ocket ", ▁thus ▁falling ▁far ▁behind ▁the ▁advance ▁line ▁of ▁Mar ines . ▁The ▁corps ▁commander , ▁already ▁ill - dis posed ▁toward ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Inf . ▁Div . ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁perce ived ▁lack ▁of ▁ag gress iveness ▁on ▁Mak in , ▁rel ieved ▁Ralph ▁Smith ▁of ▁command ▁and ▁ordered ▁him ▁off ▁the ▁island . ▁He ▁cont ended ▁that ▁Ralph ▁Smith ' s ▁men ▁had ▁" failed ▁to ▁attack ▁on ▁time ," ▁unnecess arily ▁cost ing ▁Marine ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁Five ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁were ▁Army ▁gener als ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁command , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁un pre ced