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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.
- Shoichi Yokoi
Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一, Yokoi Shōichi, 31 March 1915 – 22...
- Guam (1944) order of battle
On 21 July 1944, United States Marine and Army forces...
- Shoichi Yokoi
Battle of Guam. A B-24 Liberator taking off from an airstrip in Guam during World War II. The attack on Guam was intended originally to start only days after the landings on Saipan, but it was postponed to the next month.
- Donald Sommerville
Nov 4, 2019 · The Battle of Guam was fought July 21 to August 10, 1944, during World War II (1939-1945). Originally an American possession, the island of Guam had been lost to the Japanese during the opening days of the conflict in 1941. Three years later, with Allied forces advancing across the central Pacific, plans were made to liberate the island in ...
Violent battle footage shows the US forces retaking the island of Guam after they had lost it to the Japanese. This was the Second Battle of Guam (July 21 — ...
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- War Archives
On July 21, 1944, US forces returned to retake the island. War in the Pacific National Historical Park commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of all those who participated in or were affected by World War II's Pacific Theater campaigns. The park conserves and interprets Guam's outstanding places, artifacts, history, and culture.
The Second Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a US territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the US in the 1941 First Battle of Guam during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
