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US Navy War Crimes Trials in Guam
Some months before the end of the Pacific War, the US Navy impaneled a war crimes commission for Guam. The responsibility of the commission, a
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Japanese Occupation of Guam
The outbreak of the Pacific War began with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on 8 December (7 December in Hawai’i) 1941 with a subsequent air
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Japanese Military Administration of Guam
The Japanese Navy was responsible for the administration of Guam after the occupation of the island on 10 December 1941. Japan’s basic military administration policies
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Impact of Japanese Military Occupation of Guam
The Japanese military occupation of Guam, from December 1941 through July 1944, resulted in a variety of political, economic and social impacts on the people
Historic Eras of Guam
Robert O’Brien: US Prisoner of War
Robert O’Brien (1908 – 1988), born in New York, came to Guam in the 1930s with the US Navy. He married Marie Santos Inouye, a
Historic Eras of Guam
George Tweed
George R. Tweed (1902 – 1989) – was an American Navy man who was able to escape capture from the Japanese during their occupation of
Catholic
Father Jesus Baza Duenas
Father Jesus Baza Duenas (1911 – 1944) was the second CHamoru to be ordained a priest. He led the Catholic Church during the Japanese occupation
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WWII: Religious Life during the Japanese Occupation
From a religious perspective, World War II in Guam, or I Tiempon Chapoñes as Chamorros/CHamorus referred to it, was traumatic for a number of reasons.
Health and Medicine
Health Services During WWII
No official records of health activities during the Japanese occupation are known to have survived World War II. Although health services were offered free-of-charge to
Health and Medicine
Dr. Ramon Manalisay Sablan
Ramon Manalisay Sablan (1902-1970) was the first CHamoru medical doctor. He is also remembered as an influential educator, politician, activist, linguist, and musician.