Tag: Piti
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“Will I die?,” asked a Chamorro youth as he lies on the operating table, having sustained gunshot wounds to his abdomen. Captain Wilma Leona Class Jackson, kindly responded that he wouldn’t, and the young man replied with resignation to his fate, “I don’t care if I do. If I die, I will not have to…
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With the American forces entrenched on Saipan, the plan had already been set for the taking of Guam. As the American forces dealt with the remaining Japanese troops on Saipan, they had set their sights on bombarding Guam. By July, the bombings continued on a more regular basis. According to Admiral Nimitz’ diary, on July…