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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
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
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William Safford
William Edwin Safford (1859 – 1926), raised in Ohio, served as a lieutenant in the US Navy during the Spanish-American War. Guam became a possession
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Spanish-American War
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico became territories of the United States as part of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that officially ended
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Partition of the Marianas
A diplomatic history 1898-1919. The Marianas archipelago was first inhabited some 3,500 years ago by people who originally came from Island Southeast Asia. Today the
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Guam Leaders from 1899-1904
On 20 June 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the USS Charleston sailed past Hagåtña and steamed into Apra Harbor. Captain Henry Glass who commanded the
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Institute of Ethnic Affairs
Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started the Institute of Ethnic Affairs in 1945 as a nonprofit organization whose purpose was to search
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Governor Willis W. Bradley
United States Naval Captain Willis W. Bradley (1884 – 1954), governor of Guam from 1929 to 1931, attempted to make a series of changes in
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Francisco B. Leon Guerrero
Francisco B. Leon Guerrero (1897 – 1974), also known as “Mr. Organic Act,” was known for his groundbreaking role in advancing the cause of American
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Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis
First American spy in Micronesia. Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis, was a US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and was the first American spy to penetrate Japanese-held