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War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
Aside from continuing to press the war against Japanand helping the civilian community of Guam get back on its feet,military officials also began to investigate the occupation of Guamunder the Japanese. Helping with that task was Capt. Nicholas Savage, whowas in the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps. His dutiesinvolved counter-intelligence and the responsibility for identifyingcollaborators and subversives. "I was assigned essentially to bring some rhyme andreason to this very, very motley crowd of Saipanese, Chamorros, Japanese,petty officials that had to do with civilian operations, Okinawanfishermen, part Japanese and those suspected of being Japanesecollaborators, most of whom had accumulated in stockades during theactual landing. Most of them had turned themselves in voluntarily,along with women and children." "We had essentially the civilian elements of theJapanese occupation from Japan, Saipan, and those members of the localpeople who were thought to have been p ... [Read More]
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The President observes a moment of silence after Chamorro Survivors lay a wreath at the World War II Memorial at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam.Photo by Sharon Farmer ... Photo Gallery | Speeches | Briefings | Related Sites ... [Read More]
War In The Pacific National Historical Park (National Park Service)
Photo Galleries » ... View War in the Pacific NHP's WWII Photo Collection ... Photos of the fish, plants, lizards, and snakes within the park ... [Read More]
War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
Combat Patrol members in photo areJoaquin S. Aguon, Vicente L. Borja, Jose S. Bukikosa, Francisco J. Cruz,George G. Flores, Roman N. Ignacio, Antonio Manibusan, Agapito S. Perez,Pedro A. Perez, Ignacio R. Rivera, Jose P. Salas, Pedro R. San Nicolas,Fred Taitano, and Felix C. Wusstig. Not shown is leader Juan U.Aguon. ... [Read More]
War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
The date was the feast of the Immaculate Conceptionand many families were still in church when the planes struck. The cityof Agana, the hub of the island, was instantly transformed into a cityof shocked people. Mothers and children wept and wailed. Fathers soughtmissing members of their families in efforts to flee from the town. Among the first victims of the attack were Teddy Cruzand Larry Pangelinan, young Chamorro kitchen workers who perished whena bomb hit the Pan American hotel at Orote Point. Also killed was EnsignRobert White, who manned an anti-aircraft gun aboard the USS Penguin.The vessel, the only seaworthy ship in Guam at the time, fought theJapanese aircraft off Orote Point, but to no avail. The Penguincommander then decided to scuttle the ship. By the end of the day, the feast that was to be wastransformed into the beginning of one of the most tragic periods in thehistory of Guam. A day later, the planes returned for more, againstriking military facilities and the Pan ... [Read More]
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