{"id":274,"date":"2022-02-06T05:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T05:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2022-02-13T03:58:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T03:58:37","slug":"330th-area-on-saipan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/index.php\/330th-area-on-saipan\/","title":{"rendered":"330th Area on Saipan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"274\" class=\"elementor elementor-274\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e4e1f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e4e1f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c787b0\" data-id=\"8c787b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810797d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810797d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.6 - 28-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-2048x1583.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-ASG-Area-with-Labels-388x300.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This photo shows the location of various 330th ASG and 73rd Bomb Wing facilities in 1945 after the areas were well developed. The southern shoreline of Saipan is visible along the lower edge of the photo. Service Center B is located the upper edge of the photo.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963bcba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"963bcba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area-1024x758.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area-405x300.jpg 405w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Area.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map of the 330th ASGs area on Saipan.  This map was reconstructed from four individual pages in the 330th's unit records. Many of the locations shown on this map are identified on the preceding graphic of the various 330th ASG and 73rd Bomb Wing facilities in 1945. (Source: 330th ASG Unit Records)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a11621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a11621\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c21384\" data-id=\"2c21384\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881db10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881db10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.6 - 28-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Although the job of a service group is to help run a forward airbase and conduct high-level maintenance and repair of planes, they had to start by building their own facilities when they arrived on Saipan.\u00a0 At first they lived in two-man pup tents, ate C- and K-rations standing up, and were allowed to drink one canteen of chemically-treated swamp water a day (the taste of which was so bad one member of the 330<sup>th<\/sup> said it was \u201cindescribable.\u201d)\u00a0 Dead Japanese soldiers (and a few live ones too) were in their area when they arrived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eef101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eef101\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a0d8b3\" data-id=\"2a0d8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b854acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b854acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-1024x789.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-1536x1184.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-2048x1579.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/301-Sq-Unloading-17-Aug-44-print2-389x300.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">301st Squadron unloading on Saipan 17 Aug 44. The 330th ASG was assigned an area that was a former sugar cane field in which to establish their facilities.  The mud and cane stubble they had to contend with is apparent in this photo.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a24896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a24896\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ae675\" data-id=\"b4ae675\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d38ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d38ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-1024x473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-2048x946.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-21-Aug-44-cropped-500x231.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A 330th ASG Supply Dump 21 Aug 44<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafc9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafc9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-1024x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-2048x930.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330th-Supply-Dump-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-cropped-500x227.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Another 330th ASG Supply Dump 29 Aug 44<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e778923 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e778923\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2663516\" data-id=\"2663516\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59faf31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59faf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-793x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-1586x2048.jpg 1586w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Water-Tank-Erection-29-Aug-44-Photo-1-scaled.jpg 1982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Erecting the 330th ASGs first water permanent tank on 29 Aug 1944. The 330th ASG took maximum advantage of the opportunity to repurpose items found on the island. The Chalon Kanoa Sugar Mill (about 1-1\/2 miles west of the 330 ASGs assigned area) was severely damaged during the fighting for Saipan. This water tank, and much of the piping for the water system, were scavenged from the sugar mill's ruins.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dd5d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61dd5d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-1024x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-1536x1128.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-2048x1503.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img253-409x300.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The wreckage of the Chalon Kanoa sugar mill after fighting for Saipan was over.  During the fighting a Japanese artillery spotter located high in the chimney caused significant difficulties for the marines attacking the area until he was eliminated. When the 330th arrived in August 1944, they scavenged piping and steel tanks from the ruins to form part of their freshwater supply system.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aefd31f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aefd31f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c30cf\" data-id=\"38c30cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8cf2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e8cf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-853x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-1279x1536.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Sitting-Latrine-Sep-44-cropped-1705x2048.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Unidentified soldiers using the 330th ASGs first sitting latrine (Sep 1944).  What it lacked in privacy and protection from the weather (and photographers!) was - at least partly - compensated for by the views of the ocean and nearby Tinian. Source: Staff Sergeant George Koeing family photo collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45c92d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45c92d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d327fe1\" data-id=\"d327fe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57910f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b57910f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-1024x762.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-1536x1143.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-2048x1524.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Latrine-Mar-45-403x300.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">By March 1945, the latrine situation had improved dramatically. Source: Staff Sergeant George Koeing family photo collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febcd37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"febcd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-830x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flag-Lowering-Nov-45-photo-cropped-1659x2048.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flag lowering ceremony at the 330th ASG's headquarters in November 1944. Common wisdom within the 330th was that they had installed the first fixed American flagpole on Saipan.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424353d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"424353d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-1024x789.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-1536x1183.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-2048x1578.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img391-389x300.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With its style, hand-painted murals, and views of nearby Tinian Island (visible on the horizon), the 330th ASG Chapel was reputed to be the most be beautiful chapel on Saipan.  It was designed by men of the unit and built in their off duty time with both spare and \"midnight-requisitioned\" materials.  It was dedicated in February 1945. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6566667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6566667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-1024x793.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-1536x1190.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-2048x1586.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img400-387x300.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hand painted murals in the 330th ASG Chapel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6c91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e6c91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-1024x807.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-1536x1210.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-2048x1613.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tent-Church-Service-Exterior-1-381x300.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prior to the dedication of the Chapel, religious services for the men of the 330th ASG were held in a large tent. This photo of one of these services was likely taken around September 1944.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08ca1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f08ca1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-1024x814.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-1536x1221.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-2048x1627.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img383-378x300.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior photo of the religious services tent.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d42bd4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d42bd4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c0f165\" data-id=\"6c0f165\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This photo shows the location of various 330th ASG and 73rd Bomb Wing facilities in 1945 after the areas were well developed. The southern shoreline of Saipan is visible along the lower edge of the photo. 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