Operation FORAGER

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Operation FORAGER was the second-phase U.S. offensive in the Mariana Islands, following Operation FLINTLOCK, beginning in June 1944 and resulting in the capture of Guam, Saipan and Tinian. These islands were to become the main bases for B-29 bombers attacking the home islands of Japan.