Historic Eras of Guam
Japanese Stragglers on Guam
Hiding in the jungle. After the US declared the WWII invasion of Guam to be over on August 10, 1944, two companies of approximately 60
Business Pioneers: Economics
Cecilia Cruz Bamba
Cecilia Cruz Bamba (1934 – 1986) was a community organizer, senator, businesswoman and mother of 10 whose legacy is manifested in her involvement in numerous
Historic Eras of Guam
Beatrice Flores Emsley
Beatrice Peredo Flores Emsley (1929-1995) is best remembered as a survivor of the Japanese Occupation on Guam during World War II, and subsequently, as the
Historic Eras of Guam
Guam World War II War Claims: A Legislative History
After nearly 8 decades, a resolution. The war remains a sensitive issue for the Chamorros, in no small part, because, for decades, payment of war
Heritage Sites
Sumai (Sumay)
Sumai/Sumay’s history dates before the Spanish colonial period, although not much is known about its pre-contact history. Findings in a cave complex in the old
Catholic
Monsignor Oscar Calvo
CHamoru patriot priest. On 10 January 1942, all foreign Catholic missionaries in Guam were sent by the Japanese occupying forces to prisoner of war camps
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WWII: From Occupation to Liberation
Saburu Kurusu, diplomatic pouch in hand, stepped off the Pan American Airways Clipper at Sumay while rumors persisted in Guam that war with Japan was
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WWII: War Atrocities on Guam
While remembrance of World War II atrocities against the CHamorus occur every year for the massacres at Fena in Sånta Rita-Sumai and Faha and Tinta
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War Atrocities: Manenggon Concentration Camp
One of the worst atrocities that took place at the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II was the Manenggon concentration
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War Atrocities: Fena Massacre
The Fena Caves Massacre occurred on 23 July 1944, shortly after American troops invaded the island on 21 July, when Japanese soldiers killed more than