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Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2006) was a Chicano in the United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded to surrender over 1,300 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the battles for Saipan and Tinian islands in 1944 during World War II.
Hell to Eternity is a 1960 American World War II film starring Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone and Patricia Owens, directed by Phil Karlson.This film biopic is about the true experiences of Marine hero Pfc. Guy Gabaldon (played by Hunter), a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese American foster family, and his heroic actions during the Battle of Saipan.
[2] [3] Nakano's family unofficially adopted legendary Marine Corps combat interpreter Guy Gabaldon at age 12. Gabaldon was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on Saipan and Tinian islands during World War II which included saving the lives of many Japanese civilians on the two islands.
Gabaldon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Argimiro Gabaldon, poet and former Venezuelan revolutionary of FALN; Arnoldo Gabaldon, Venezuelan sanitarist; Arnoldo Gabaldon Berti, Venezuelan engineer, first Environment minister of Latin America; Diana Gabaldon, author of works including the "Outlander" and "Lord John" series
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Gabaldon was the founding editor of Science Software Quarterly in 1984 while employed at the Center for Environmental Studies at Arizona State University. [12] During the 1980s, Gabaldon wrote software reviews and technical articles for computer publications such as a review of Full Impact, [13] as well as popular-science articles and Disney comics. [11]
Outlander (published in the United Kingdom as Cross Stitch) is a historical fantasy novel by American writer Diana Gabaldon, first published in 1991.Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.
The 1993 novel Voyager by Diana Gabaldon uses Rose Hall as a setting while the main characters are in Jamaica. American rock band Coven included the song "The White Witch of Rose Hall" on their first album, Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls (1969). The 19th-season finale of America's Next Top Model staged its final runway show at Rose Hall.