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Tinian Island, Island Silhouette, Japanese Occupation, Company Town, Mariana Islands, Garden Plots, Northern Mariana Islands, Historic Preservation, Commonwealth

This study looks at archival records and photographs from the pre-WWII Japanese occupation of the Micronesian island of Tinian to discuss the archaeological remnants of the Okinawan diaspora from the 1920s to 1940s in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) today.

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Tinian airfields. Tinian Island, Hiroshima Nagasaki, Military Signs, San Nicolas, Nagasaki, Make You Cry, Hiroshima, Abandoned Places, One Pic

Tinian Island was the launching point for the atomic bomb attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. One of three islands in the Northern Marianas, Tinian is less than forty square miles in size and located approximately 1,500 miles south of Tokyo. The round-trip flight from Tinian to Tokyo took B-29s an average of twelve hours. This proximity to Japan is one reason Tinian served as the headquarters of the 509th Composite Group.Tinian, easy to supply by sea and perfect for launching air…

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-Tinian Northern Mariana Islands.. Tinian Island, Wake Island, Dear World, Mariana Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Federated States Of Micronesia, Majestic Mountains, Us Virgin Islands

The small Pacific islands of Pagan and Tinian are home to pristine beaches, majestic mountains and colorful sea life. They are also home to 2,800 American citizens, as they are part of the Marianas, a US territory. The US Navy has plans to bomb these islands as part of a training exercise, obliterating their rare coral ecosystems, wildlife, and important historic artifacts. The islands’ residents

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