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title: US Flamethrower, Saipan
author: Imperial War Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22051/us-flamethrower-saipan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-10-08
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# US Flamethrower, Saipan
_Authored by Imperial War Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22051.png)
## Image Caption
A US Marine using a flamethrower against a Japanese defensive position in the [Battle of Saipan](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2975/battle-of-saipan/) in June 1944 during [WWII's Pacific War](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/329/wwiis-pacific-war/).
Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, I. W. (2026, August 20). US Flamethrower, Saipan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Imperial War. "US Flamethrower, Saipan." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2026. .
### MLA
Museum, Imperial War. "US Flamethrower, Saipan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193680) by **Imperial War Museum**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 August 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.