Staff Sergeant Opdyke’s squad was ambushed while securing water in Guam. Despite heavy casualties, Opdyke led his men forward, determined to complete the mission.

I never was in combat until then,” he said. Reflecting on his landing on Guam’s shores in July 1944, during the Battle of Guam, Caminiti described the terrifying experience. “Well ...

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In July 1944, representatives of 44 countries gathered ... labor leader and educator at the University of Guam. He writes on topics relating to all these roles. The opinions he expresses are ...

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COURTESY NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND A sign marks the site where war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed on Iejima island in 1945. 1 /2 COURTESY NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND A sign marks ...

The Alaska-class cruisers were a fascinating and unique chapter in the history of naval warfare. Conceived during a time of ...

What is Liberation Day in the US? Liberation Day marks freedom from occupation or oppression — like Guam’s July 21 holiday celebrating its 1944 liberation from Japan. In recent years, ...

Construction of a Mulberry Harbour, and the unloading of supplies for the Allies at Colleville, France, in 1944. Three Lions/Getty Images The ... China is surrounded by a U.S. military based in ...

The first I-400 joined the fight in December 1944. The attack on Okinawa in April 1945 put American ... Launched from territorial waters, the missiles pose a potential threat to U.S. territories like ...

After almost three weeks of fighting in the dense jungle and driving rain between July and August 1944, Guam was finally liberated. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Gonsalves was then sent to Guadalcanal ...