Before the sun rose on the morning of Friday, July 21, 1944, massive shelling of the island began. Hundreds of airplanes dropped 124 tons of bombs along the 14-mile stretch of Guam from Hagåtña to ...

On Aug. 6, 1944, military doctors with the help of CHamoru nurses were caring for hundreds of sick and injured civilians in makeshift facilities on the island. “Medical personnel for handling the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 21, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. World War II had dragged on for five years when U.S.

On Aug. 2, 1944, U.S. Army soldiers fought the Battle of Barrigada. Marines heading up the western side of the island and Army units on the east had encountered little opposition as they pressed north ...