Historic Eras of Guam
The SMS Cormoran II Crew – Prisoners of War
After more than two years of internment on the United States territory of Guam, the German cruiser SMS Cormoran II was scuttled by its crew
SMS Cormoran II: Partial Crew List
The partial list presented here that researcher James Oelke-Farley compiled for Guampedia, indicates only 108 crew members. The list was cross-checked with message traffic from
e-Publications
Cormoran-Südseefahrer: SMS Cormoran Crew Annual Meetings
By 1920, after the end of World War I, the men of the SMS Cormoran II who had been taken as prisoners of war by
Historic Eras of Guam
Captain Adalbert Zuckschwerdt
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1874 – 1945) was the captain of the German raider SMS Cormoran and its successor SMS Cormoran II which sailed to Guam from
Civic Society
Governor William John Maxwell
US Naval Captain William John Maxwell (1859 – 1934) was Governor of Guam from 28 March 1914 – 29 April 1916. Maxwell relieved Acting Governor
Historic Eras of Guam
The Journey of SMS Cormoran II
The German cruiser Cormoran II, intentionally scuttled by its own captain during World War I, sits on the bottom of Guam’s Apra Harbor.
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WWII: Prisoners of War Sent to Japan
Nearly 500 Americans from Guam taken to camps in Japan. After Guam was captured by the Japanese 10 December 1941, the Americans who remained behind
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WWII: Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi, Last Straggler on Guam
Hid in Guam jungles. Shoichi Yokoi (1915 – 1997) was a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army, stationed on Guam during the Japanese Occupation of
Historic Eras of Guam
WWII: Oral War Histories of the CHamoru People
Guam is attacked. In the early morning of 8 December 1941, Japanese war planes flew to Guam from Saipan and bombed the island. In Sumai,
Historic Eras of Guam
WWII: 45 CHamorus Caught in Wake Invasion
Pan Am employees become Wake Island Defenders. Before the outbreak of World War II, 45 Chamorro men were employed by Pan American Airways at the