0400
|
General
Quarters.
|
0453
|
Set
Condition 1-A.
|
0500
|
Commence
lowering boats.
|
0543
|
Battleship
and destroyers commenced bombardment of Saipan.
|
0600
|
U.S.
dive bombers hit beaches of Saipan. Started
large fires.
|
0835
|
H.
Hour.
|
0850
|
1st
wave reported they had landed.
|
0851
|
2nd
wave reported they had landed.
|
0854
|
3rd
wave reported they had landed.
|
0856
|
4th
wave reported they had landed.
|
0944
|
Transports
moved in to transport area #3 near beach.
|
0944
|
All
waves reported to have landed.
|
1030
|
Received
first casualties from an LVT. Casualties
were hit by mortar shell. They
continued to arrive in boats throughout the day.
|
1815
|
Unidentified
planes reported by TBS.
|
1830
|
10
unidentified planes reported by CIC, bearing 170o
16 miles.
Underway
to retire for the night with Task Group 52.4.
|
1830
|
10
low flying planes bearing 140o reported by TBS.
|
1832
|
General
Quarters.
|
1841
|
Condition
“Flash Red” by TBS.
|
1850
|
Opened
fire with #1 5”/38 on four (4) Vals.
Radical turning maneuvers by TBS.
|
1855
|
Ceased
firing, enemy planes in clouds.
|