Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II. The ...

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Discover how the tiny island of Saipan became a decisive battleground in World War II as American forces prepared for one of the most ambitious amphibious assaults in the Pacific. Learn about the ...

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Members of a U.S. Marine Corps honor guard salute during services for U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Arthur B. Ervin, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

On the second day of the invasion of Saipan, on June 16, the Marine was wounded in his right shoulder and ordered to retreat, records show. But Tuttle would not leave his fellow Marines with Company F ...

Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II.

Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II. The ...