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Chūichi Nagumo
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Chūichi Nagumo was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and over the follo
Nagumo in c. 1941–42
Nagumo in c. 1941–42
Nagumo (left) with his middle school friend Ichiro Saeki in Seattle, Washington in 1925
Nagumo (left) with his middle school friend Ichiro Saeki in Seattle, Washington in 1925
Nagumo (front row, center) with the staff of the 1st Air Fleet on Akagi, 10 April 1941 – 14 July 1942
Nagumo (front row, center) with the staff of the 1st Air Fleet on Akagi, 10 April 1941 – 14 July 1942
Nagumo in the bridge of Akagi en route to attack Pearl Harbor, 26 November – 7 December 1941
Nagumo in the bridge of Akagi en route to attack Pearl Harbor, 26 November – 7 December 1941
Battle of Saipan
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The Battle of Saipan was an amphibious assault launched by the United States against the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II between 15 June and 9 July 1944. The initial invasi
Chūichi Nagumo
…later stationed in the Japanese home islands. In 1944, he was deployed to a naval command in the Mariana Islands, where he committed suicide during the Battle of Saipan. Nagumo was born in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, in northern Japan in 1887. He graduated from the 36th class of the IJN Academy in 1908…
Marines take cover behind an M4 Sherman tank while clearing Japanese forces in northern Saipan, 8 July 1944.
Marines take cover behind an M4 Sherman tank while clearing Japanese forces in northern Saipan, 8 July 1944.
Panorama from Mount Tapotchau looking southwest, 2017: Aslito Field is on the left, Charan Kanoa and invasion beaches are left of center, and Garapan
Panorama from Mount Tapotchau looking southwest, 2017: Aslito Field is on the left, Charan Kanoa and invasion beaches are left of center, and Garapan is on the right
LVTs heading for shore on 15 June. Birmingham in foreground; the cruiser firing in the distance is Indianapolis
LVTs heading for shore on 15 June. Birmingham in foreground; the cruiser firing in the distance is Indianapolis
A "Satan", an M3 Stuart tank with a Ronson flamethrower, incinerates a Japanese pillbox on Saipan, June 1944.
A "Satan", an M3 Stuart tank with a Ronson flamethrower, incinerates a Japanese pillbox on Saipan, June 1944.