Battle of Tinian

Battle of Tinian
	Part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II)
	; U.S. Marines wading ashore on Tinian.
Date	24 July – 1 August 1944; (1 week and 1 day)
Location	Tinian, Mariana Islands (modern-day Northern Mariana Islands, USA)
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Harry Schmidt; Richmond K. Turner; Thomas E. Watson; Clifton B. Cates	Kiyochi Ogata †; Kakuji Kakuta †; Goichi Oie †
Units involved
V Amphibious Corps 2nd Marine Division; 4th Marine Division; 147th Infantry Regiment; UDT 5, UDT 6, UDT 7; Additional Support units	31st Army 29th Infantry Division 50th Inf. Regiment; ; Additional Support units
Strength
41,364 Marines	8,039
Casualties and losses
Marines:; (As of 1 Aug.); 368 battle deaths; 1,921 wounded; Navy/Ships personnel:; Organic to Marine units:; 26 battle deaths; 40 wounded; Ships personnel:; 63 killed; 177 wounded	5,745 dead ; (buried 15 Aug.); 404 prisoners (10 Aug.); Remaining stragglers later died or were captured.
	Up to 4,000 Japanese civilians killed (including many suicides)

The Battle of Tinian was part of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands from 24 July until 1 August 1944. The 8,000-man Japanese garrison was eliminated, and the island joined Saipan and Guam as a base for the Twentieth Air Force.^: 72

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