Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isely Field; & Marpi Point, Saipan Island
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Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isely Field & Marpi Point, Saipan Island is a National Historic Landmark District consists of several discontiguous areas of the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The sites were designated for their association with the Japanese defense of Saipan during World War II, the 1944 Battle of Saipan in which United States forces captured the island, and the subsequent campaigns which used Saipan as a base. The district includes the landing beaches where the U.S. forces landed, the remnants of Japanese airfields Aslito and Marpi Point and Isely Field, the airfield built over much of Aslito from which B-29 bombers were used to bomb the Japanese home islands. The Marpi Point area includes Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff, two locations where significant numbers of Japanese military and civilians jumped to their deaths rather than surrender to advancing U.S. forces. The loss of Saipan was a major blow to the Japanese war effort, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo,[3] The landmark designation was made in 1985.[2]
Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isely Field, and Marpi Point, Saipan Island | |
Nearest city | Chalan Kanoa, Saipan |
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Coordinates | 15°6′59″N 145°43′41″E |
Area | 1,366 acres (553 ha) (landing beaches; includes land and water) 1,453 acres (588 ha) (Aslito/Isely Field) |
Built | 1944 |
NRHP reference No. | 85001789 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985[1] |
Designated NHLD | February 4, 1985[2] |