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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...27th Infantry Division, only Army outfit on Saipan, had a new commander before the island was finally taken: 49-year-old Major General George W. Griner, longtime infantry officer. The scuttlebutt: "Howlin' Mad" Smith had fallen out with the original division commander during the battle, summarily sacked him, put Soldier Griner in his command...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Saipcm's Conquerors | 7/24/1944 | See Source »

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