Benjamin Cody Love was born about 1921 in Arkansas to Roy Cecil & Lavinda Newman Love.. He attended Fort Smith, High School in 1938. Benjamin enlisted in United States Marine Corps, as "Field Cook". On Jun 17, 1944 he was killed in battle at Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. He is listed on the memorial wall at Honolulu Memorial at Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.... Click on title to see the entire alpha list. Part 1 - BY NAME, 1941-March 1942 and on to 1945 in part Full Name: Benjaman Cody Love Location: TAB LOS-LOVE Cause of Death: DOW Death Date: 17 Jun 1944 Military Unit: Hqco, 2dbn, 2dmar, 2dmardiv, Fmf, Marianas Islands Service Number: 335330 The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June to 9 July 1944 as part of Operation Forager. It has been referred to as the "Pacific D-Day" with the invasion fleet departing Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched, and launching nine days after. The U.S. 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the Army's 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith, defeated the 43rd Infantry Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito. The loss of Saipan, with the deaths of at least 29,000 troops and heavy civilian casualties, precipitated the resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tōjō and left the Japanese archipelago within the range of United States Army Air Forces B-29 bombers.