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The Capture of Guam was a bloodless engagement between the United States and Spain during the Spanish–American War.The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, to capture the island of Guam, which was under Spanish control.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the United States in the First Battle of Guam in 1941 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battle was a critical component of Operation Forager.
The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed a "pre-contact" society, that was colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century. The present American rule of the island began with the 1898 Spanish–American War.
'The beginning of all of them': Guam's War Dog Memorial started trend of remembering service animalsThe dogs used by the Marine Corps in WWII were donated by their owners in an effort coordinated ...
67,000+ killed. The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, also known as Campaign Plan Granite II, was an offensive launched by United States forces against Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean between June and November 1944 during the Pacific War. [1] The campaign consisted of Operation Forager, which captured the Mariana Islands, and ...
A "HELP" sign made from palm tree leaves saved three sailors stranded on a tiny Pacific atoll for more than a week, after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted it from the sky.
The Pacific Daily News ("PDN" as nicknamed by locals) offers readers the latest local headlines and stories covering Guam, Micronesia and the Pacific Rim region, along with breaking news from the United States and the world. Most of what the PDN covers usually involves political matters and issues affecting those living on Guam.
The Battle of Guam in 1941 was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II that took place on December 8, 1941, on Guam in the Mariana Islands between the Japanese and Allied forces. During the battle, the USS Penguin (AM-33) was scuttled after shooting down a Japanese plane.