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Saipan is a [[United States]] territory in the [[Pacific Ocean]], north of [[Guam]].  Saipan came into U.S. possession upon defeat of the Japanese at the [[Battle of Saipan]] in 1944.   

Saipan is a [[United States]] territory in the [[Pacific Ocean]], north of [[Guam]].  Saipan came into U.S. possession upon defeat of the Japanese at the [[Battle of Saipan]] in 1944.  The waters off Saipan were the site of one of the biggest naval battles of [[World War II]], the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]].  After the island was secured, it served as a [[B-29 Superfortress|B-29]] base through the end of the war.

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