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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. Called "Gabby" by his friends, he became known as "The Pied Piper of Saipan ...
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.
Its plot follows a woman who becomes convinced that her deceased husband Sean is reincarnated as a ten-year-old boy. Distributed by New Line Cinema , Birth premiered in competition at the 61st Venice International Film Festival , polarizing critics upon its release and grossing $23.9 million on a budget of $20 million.
Guy Gabaldon, USMC, semi-fluent in Japanese, awarded Navy Cross for valor at Saipan, 1944. "The Pied Piper of Saipan", on his own initiative convinced app.1,500 Japanese troops to surrender during combat operations, also acquiring in the process valuable intelligence that shortened the campaign, thereby saving Marine and Japanese lives.
Nakano grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Nakano had two brothers, Frank and Lyle and two sisters, May and Lucy. [2] [3]Nakano's family unofficially adopted legendary Marine Corps combat interpreter Guy Gabaldon at age 12.
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[According to Gabaldon, "Not if, naturally, because there’s a lot of book left, so of course he’s coming back."] Both John and Claire are happy to see him alive, but complications ensue.