GI Diary: Invasion of Saipan & the Battle of the Philippine Sea part 1 of 3

The "Battle for Saipan" episode from "WWII: GI Diary"..... This old 1978 TV docu-drama was narrated by Lloyd Bridges and told the stories of real soldiers/sailors/pilots and their first-hand experiences in battle. Archival footage and good background music really made the stories come alive.....about 25 episodes were made. Video converted from really old VHS tape.......... This is the story of the land battle for the island of Saipan in the Marianas and the huge air/sea battle of the Philippine Sea (also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" in slang).....part 1 of 3

This video was provided to me by the courtesy of another WWII history enthusiast from Ontario, Canada--MANY THANKS!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• GI
• Diary
• WW2
• WWII
• Saipan
• battle
• Marianas
• Philippine
• Sea

[pressrolls]

Always 5 stars for GI Diary!!

THANK YOU!

[skyraider1404]

Thanks much for watching--hoping to bring more GI Diary to life!

[tss77]

I loved the GI Diary Series and with Lloyd Bridges (Good Guy) doing the narrating it was perfect.

[jbswife101]

God bless that Generation!

[netjap23]

@brennenlikestoskate be proud of him

[brennenlikestoskate]

omfg my uncle is in this vid!!!!! see the guy at 5:36? that my uncle (uncle bob ) :DDDDD

[chrisrod1394]

i love this video, good job

[richintalent]

I miss shows like this and Victory At Sea