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Liberation Day on the U.S. territory of Guam is an annual commemoration of the invasion by U.S. military forces on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. Begun in 1945, it is Guam's largest celebration.
This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam. There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam .
The history of Guam starts with the ... Marines before the ruins of the church in Hagåtña during the liberation of Guam ... University of Hawaii Press, 2010) ...
The statue on Guam, installed for the 50th anniversary of liberation in 1994, was the nation’s first official monument to war dogs, according to sculptor Susan Bahary.
Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the ... also known as Liberation Day, ... GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
During the Japanese Occupation of Guam in World War II, Fena became the site of one of the island’s most tragic events: the Fena Massacre. 30 young men and women were abused and killed in nearby caves, an event that is commemorated during Guam’s Liberation Day.
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Adelup Point was the eastern edge of the Asan Invasion Beach used by U.S. forces as the northern invasion beach on July 21, 1944 that began the Liberation of Guam. The site of fierce fighting, the promontory was captured by the end of the invasion day. There are seven pillboxes, caves, and other Japanese defensive works identified on Adelup.