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A U.S. Navy dog handler at the War Dog Memorial. The National War Dog Cemetery is a memorial to war dogs located at Naval Base Guam and is the first official war dog monument in the U.S. The cemetery honors the dogs—mostly Doberman Pinschers—that were killed in service with the United States Marine Corps during the Second Battle of Guam in ...
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the United States in the First Battle of Guam in 1941 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battle was a critical component of Operation Forager.
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The Battle of Guam was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II, and took place from 8 December to 10 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between Japan and the United States. The American garrison was defeated by Japanese forces on 10 December, which resulted in an occupation until the Second Battle of Guam in 1944.
The monument is among several replicas of the one installed at the War Dog Cemetery on Naval Base Guam for the 50th anniversary of the island’s liberation.
Including the NRHP-listed Matgue River Valley Battle Area and Asan Ridge Battle Area, this unit comprises areas of Asan-Maina and Piti extending up towards Nimitz Hill. It also includes the Asan Bay Overlook on Guam Highway 6 off Nimitz Hill Annex, which includes developed walkways, views, and sculptures. The Overlook also includes a Memorial ...
The Battle of Guam in 1941 was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II that took place on December 8, 1941, on Guam in the Mariana Islands between the Japanese and Allied forces. During the battle, the USS Penguin (AM-33) was scuttled after shooting down a Japanese plane.
The Gongna Beach defenses are a collection of World War II structures built on or near Gongna Beach (now also called Gun Beach) in Tamuning on the island of Guam, now a United States territory. These defenses were erected by the Imperial Japanese Army during its occupation of the island 1941–44.