The 3rd Marine Division Landing Beaches on Guam (WWII)

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The 3rd Marine Division Landing Beaches on Guam (WWII) | History Traveler Episode 236

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@JosephDuenas 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for including the indigenous Chamoru who suffered and died during the occupation alongside the brave servicemen who died liberating our island. Our island and our people still observe Liberation Day on July 21 every year to honor and celebrate those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to free us from the Imperial Japanese.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’ve got some more content from Guam on the way.

@greendragon4058 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the Coast Guard a lot of people don't realize that the Coast Guard played a major role in World War II

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! 🇺🇸

@jesseechoez 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a great video on KZfaq of Frank Devita detailing what he saw in the coast guard driving a landing craft in Normandy.

@adammitchell3462 2 жыл бұрын

I knew the national guard played some big roles in ww2, like in the normandy landings, however I didnt know about the coast guard

@greendragon4058 2 жыл бұрын

@@adammitchell3462 well we both learned something today I didn't know the National Guard was prominent that's interesting

@swampyankee 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Yes, thank you JD, from an old Coast Guard veteran. Semper Paratus!

@kiyu6717 2 жыл бұрын

I was born and raised on Guam, but have been Stateside for the past 9 years, Thank you for teaching people about the history of the invasion of guam..

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Thank you for watching. Got a lot more to come.

@dpt2143 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this series, my grandfather who passed in 2016 was a part of the 3rd Marine division and shared many stories from Guam and Guadalcanal. He brought back a Japanese Arisaka rifle from Guam with a American bullet still lodged in the stock. I inherited it from him and have it hanging on the wall as I write this. Thanks for doing this series, it means a lot seeing the Journey he took and what these islands look like today.

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

Your Grandfather is a true hero! Much respect!

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

Was he on Bougainville also?

@dpt2143 2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678 I'm not sure, he may have as he went from island to island with 3rd Marine division, but the main ones he would talk about often were Guam, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. He also served as a Staff Sergeant during the Korean war.

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

@@dpt2143 he fought on Guadalcanal? I read the battle was over by the time 3rd division arrived there?

@dpt2143 2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678 I'm not sure if he actually fought on Guadalcanal or if he just stationed there for a while, but it was one places he used to talk about.

@tankt13 2 жыл бұрын

Guam guy here, just want to express my most sincere thanks to you for doing what you do. I remember my old aunts and uncles telling us stories about what they went through during the invasion and what their parents had to do just to survive. Most of them have passed away since then but the sadness in their eyes is a memory that will never leave me. If you are still on the island I hope you enjoy your time here, thanks again for doing this my friend.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was filmed back in June but I hope to return someday. Would loved to have heard some of those stories.

@gears101 2 жыл бұрын

All I have to say is after following this channel for 6 months now, you are good enough to be on the History channel. And if that happens to be the case, don't let them change how you story tell.

@Mist3rData 2 жыл бұрын

When looking at the memorial it clearly shows the scale of the conflict and the number of units and people involved. Because of documentaries like these these people are honoured, wel done!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@phyllishershkowitz3806 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video JD. Seeing the engraved lists of names of our soldiers who died was sobering. The list of the people of Gaum who died and then who suffered due to brutal treatment in internment camps had quite an impact, such loss!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@user-qy9tf2im7f 2 жыл бұрын

Worked for a CEO who went in on all 3, 3rd Marine Divisions Landings Bougainville, Guam & Iwo Jima. Went into Bougainville as a PFC when relieved @ Iwo was a Company Gunny, all Field promotions. One hell of a Leader and Proud Marine!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Auntypatti 16 күн бұрын

My Dad was there too

@ponderingthepast 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Seeing all those names of civilians caught in the crossfire of war really impacted me, put me in a somber mood. Thanks for sharing another excellent installment in your series here.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Sad.

@marykuss3390 2 жыл бұрын

I was stationed at the Naval Legal Detachment Guam on the Naval Annex. Just before I Retired and left the island, I had the extraordinary opportunity to update some legal papers for a Husband and Wife who were children when the Japanese first took over, thru to the end, and the recovery after the war. The Wife told me she was near he beach downtown when the first planes flew over. The Husband told me how he helped his parents sneak food and medicine to the POW camps. I truly hope they took my advice and wrote these memories down before their eye witness accounts of Heroes of Occupation are lost to time.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I hope so too.

@JamesinAZ 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job, very well done. I feel the veterans of this campaign would feel very honored in how much respect you've shown in this.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

I hope so. Thank you.

@Mist3rData 2 жыл бұрын

So very true! When thinking of WW2 people mainly think of Europe, or the famous battle. But if you want to honour the people who fought and died, honour them all. Amen!

@kennymarshall6389 2 жыл бұрын

My Dads uncle was captured on Guam 3 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a Navy corpsman and spent the rest of the war as a POW . He wrote a book “ 1368 Days an American POW in WW2 Japan.”His name was Peter B. Marshall.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@user-bf8en4vm1i 5 ай бұрын

What a sobering experience i did not know so many guam civilians died during the battles and occupation thank you for sharing my love and admiration goes out to the people of guam ❤❤

@kellmich01 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Thank you to the brave American Soldiers who fought and died for their country in that battle.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@greylion629 2 жыл бұрын

My father was in the First Provisional Brigade on Guam. Terrible fighting on the Orote Peninsula. They were really the 22nd Marines before and after Guam. They liberated the Marine barracks on Guam, he was always proud of that.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Showing that landing beach in the next episode.

@steves1112000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for another awesome video, JD. Seeing all the names really brings it into perspective.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Seeing all of those names really brings it home.

@steves1112000 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground the shocking thing is that these are all from one campaign. On my deployments we lost people, but I couldn't fathom losing that many. Keep up the good work.

@katiemyers4174 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing to light of the Pacific theater. Makes me think of the vet I met in a grocery store as a teenager. He said history tends to forget this area as there's too much focus on the European effort. "The Pacific was pure hell," he said.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Hope that people are sharing the videos. Far too little is known about this theatre.

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

What branch was he?

@johnleblanc7172 Жыл бұрын

My Dad was in the 3rd Marine Division wave of the Guam invasion, his first combat experience. Iwo Jima was his 2nd combat experience. Thank God they dropped the bomb or I don’t think I would have existed. Not to take anything away from what the Marines on Guam went through in Guam. My father was able to return for the 50th anniversary of the battle for a visit. When he got back from the visit I asked him if he was going to revisit Iwo Jima the next year for its 50th anniversary. He looked at me real serious and said i never want to go back there. Knowing he actually got wounded on Guam, and he suffered malaria at the same time, I just can’t imagine what he went through on Iwo Jima. God Bless all our Veterans

@usnusmcret 2 жыл бұрын

In 1988-1993, I spent five years on Okinawa with III MEF. We made several deployments to Guam and saw the same scenery I am looking at now. Thanks for the memories

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@BillBird2111 2 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best episode I've seen you do to date. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks.

@ncwoodworker 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in an Air Force family and living in Hawaii in the early to mid sixties I often heard about Guam. Mainly just from friends that had recently been stationed their with their family. At that young age the conversation of WWII was never discussed. And to this day there is not a lot of discussion about the significance of reclaiming that island. Thanks JD for enlightening us about this episode that occurred during WWII.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@larryrichardson974 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you JD ! The hard work you put into theses episodes are amazing! My hope would be that everyone would watch an learn! Look forward to every episode! Take care an continue teaching ! Semper fi

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Hopefully people are sharing these videos and helping other to learn about what these men accomplished.

@benitagrattan193 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know about the attacks on those Islands. Thank you again

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@samtheman4958 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. It really gives one a perspective of the battle of Guam

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Not much is known about this battle.

@wayfaerer320 2 жыл бұрын

My childhood neighbor's dad had photographs and letters from his uncle who was a Marine KIA on Guam. He was killed by a Japanese mortar I believe. You don't hear as much about Guam, but a lot of men died taking it.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I would love to see that. And no, you don’t hear much about Guam.

@DavidsIslandLifeAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Hafa Adai and us Chamorros are grateful for his service, salute 🫡

@seangrexa4707 2 жыл бұрын

Ever since it became the 52nd state after Puerto Rico.

@Chiller01 2 жыл бұрын

The story of George Ray Tweed is an interesting one. He was part of the Guam garrison at the time of initial invasion. He was one of 6 seamen that withdrew into the jungle rather than be captured. The other 5 were eventually captured and beheaded. He managed to evade captivity with the help of the local population from 1941 until he was evacuated 2 1/2 years later.

@briancooper2112 2 жыл бұрын

There is a book about him on kindle.

@johnborja6409 2 жыл бұрын

He survived solely because of the many patriotic locals who risked their lives and died protecting him

@stuckinperth 8 ай бұрын

The real hero’s in that story are the locals that helped him survive

@anthonycalbillo9376 2 жыл бұрын

For all you Sea Bees, coming from a mostly USMC family, thank you for all you do!! In fact all branches too!! All Veterans have to go through so much bad stuff, both during and after.

@GhostofSicklesleg 2 жыл бұрын

The beautiful part of that side of the world is deceptively calming. I couldn’t even imagine what those assaulting thought about as they came onto those landing beaches. And bless those who answered the call of duty. Great video as always JD

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Rough country, for sure.

@SoCal780 2 жыл бұрын

I learned something today, thanks to you. I didn’t know much about Guam until I saw this. So much sacrifice. Thanks for doing this. 👍

@dave3156 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing JD. This series has to be some of your best work to date. Excellent coverage on Saipan; I look forward to more on Guam. The terrain looks terrible from your plane in--horrific fighting conditions for the Marines and soldiers!. Thx!!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I never realized how rugged the terrain was until I went there. Brutal.

@jimwiskus8862 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing all of the names shows what a great price was paid for a very small but strategic island. Thank you JD.

@mrDCunningham 2 жыл бұрын

For a guy that's hit his head a few times you really do a great job. Walking the beach with a camera narrating what happened with each Corp or Division. Excellent work JD

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ronbertrand2955 2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine, Allen Kosnar passed away last December 1 month before his 98th birthday!! He was in the 3rd Division. Told me they landed on Guadalcanal for live training, then he survived Bougainville, (bugs, terrible heat, lots of rain, ect.) Then I believe Kwajalein area? The 3rd was to land on Siapan or Tinian, but went to Guam! Al told me of a banzai attack on Guam, where he ran out of ammo and was in hand to hand fighting!!! After the battle he talked of them counting 1730 some deceased enemy!! He was wounded 18 days into Iwo Jima at the 2nd Air Field!!!! Look him up!! He's the sole survivor of Flight 19 Bermuda Triangle!!! He was healing from his wound and volunteered to be a Gunner on a torpedo bomber!!! He competed in rifle competition until his late 80's!! A VERY proud Marine!!! I miss him dearly!!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@midcoastmoto8724 2 жыл бұрын

Loving your Pacific series! You tell the best stories and take us to the most interesting places. Thank you JD! Is this a whole episode without you banging your head!?

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@dangercloseusmc6902 2 жыл бұрын

I was stationed on Marine Barracks Guam for almost 18 months. I've been to Asan Beach, Tweed's Cave, the Orote Peninsula, all those places. There is lots to see there, and lots of history. There are reminders of the war everywhere. I went through a couple of typhoons there, and they would blow a bunch of war relics over the reef. It would also blow sharks over the reef, which caused problems. Great video.

@rolandblas7381 Жыл бұрын

My biological grandfather arrived here on Guam in 1944 and was a 3rd Marine Division. He met my grandmother and my mother was born. He was from Pennsylvania, a Irish and Scottish descendant. After 50 years my oldest brother found his family and roots and had spoken to his wife who wrote my mother a letter and mailed pictures of him as a 3rd Marine and we surely look like him. He passed away in 1989. My grandmother said he had to depart from Guam to Iwo Jima and both lost contact. I treasure now the pics of my biological grandfather.

@woodeye6699 2 жыл бұрын

My uncle came ashore soon after the Marines, straight out of high school (Class of 1944 with no graduation ceremony-they were in boot camp). He was a Storekeeper (Navy logistics) up on what became Admiral Nimitz’s HQ and is still called Nimitz Hill today. Admiral Nimitz ran the Pacific Theater from here through the rest of the war.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@tch1225 2 жыл бұрын

Great video JD! That has to be one of my favorite intros you’ve ever done!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@larryburwell8550 2 жыл бұрын

Another great history lesson with great videos. I certainly appreciate your travel and documentation of this story of Guam

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@6412mars 2 жыл бұрын

I would say most died during the occupation.. Your videos are always respectful and well done.. thank you sir!

@rruuserious 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, thank you so much for this video! As I commented in your previous video, my father was there with the third Marine division, ninth Regiment. he very rarely discussed any of his experiences on Guam, Bougainville, and Iwo Jima. But when he did, The horrors that he would tell we’re undescribable. What it must have been as a soldier to live through these years of battle, and what they dealt with on a daily basis is mind boggling. Again can’t thank you enough for this, and look forward to your next video.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Glad that I could show where he landed.

@rruuserious 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground You are definitely the best! Would you be interested in me forwarding the book that was published documenting the ninth Marines campaigns, starting from enlistment to the end of the war? it is very detailed and in depth.

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for men like your father! My father was also at Guam. He drove a Higgins boat from the USS Emore so it’s possible that my Dad transported your Dad to the beach that day! I can’t even imagine how brave those men were!

@rruuserious 2 жыл бұрын

@@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 Exactly, as was your father! True heroes of the greatest generation! Thank you for your kind words.

@hazelmeadows8490 2 жыл бұрын

My Father was with the 3rd and the 9th and landed on Guam. He went on to Iwo and was wounded a second time. He rarely spoke of it, only on Christmas with plenty of Egg Nog.

@markpalmer6760 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, I thought the memorial for the civilians was awesome, they tend to always be forgotten casualties of war. Take care.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

NOTE: At the 2:11 mark, I inadvertently said 1st Provisional Marine Division when I meant 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. My error. If you've watched a few episodes and feel like I've earned it, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any new content when it comes out. Also be sure to check out The Gettysburg Museum of History and their store at gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com. Thanks!!!

@robertdavie1866 Жыл бұрын

thanks for correcting that. my father was in 3/4 1st pro. brigade. incidently the 4th was reconstituted as an honor and that's were a lot of the Raiders went.

@Freedom-nu7he 2 жыл бұрын

I look forward to every episode!! Thanks for all the work you put into them. Semper Fi!!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@micoma49 2 жыл бұрын

Spent '71-'72 on Guam, stationed at the NAVCOMMSTA up on the north end. The 2nd Japanese "invasion" had begun (buying land and building hotels). Made the most of my time going over the same places due to my interest in history. Nice work!👍

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

Really?!

@micoma49 2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678 Yup. Took up SCUBA diving and spent countless hours trekking over those reefs to dive off the western shore. Saw a number of submerged WWII wrecks, including two ships at the bottom of Apra Harbor. Even got to Saipan to experience some cave diving. Unforgettable experience(s) as a young sailor.

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

@@micoma49 cool…. I meant about the “Japanese Takeover” though.

@micoma49 2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678 Ah, okay. The Japanese had discovered Guam as a cheaper vacation spot versus going to Hawaii. So during my 2nd year the "barren" (i.e., untouched) beach areas were getting purchased (and becoming off-limits) and Japanese-owned hotels started under construction. JAL started increasing their flights to and from Japan was another noticeable change.

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

@@micoma49 in accordance with their modernization after the war

@Headstoneman 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine what many of those men had gone through in previous battles, knowing how ferocious and unrelenting the Japanese were. I’m glad you are making these videos on the pacific theatre… my understanding was limited but is expanding with every video!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@roadlizardcu8664 2 жыл бұрын

A very solemn and heart wrenching experience seeing all those names and the loss of so many on the island. Please God do not allow this sacrifice be made again we are all brothers and sisters and should live in peace and uplift one another. Thank you for this footage and information, well done.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@derek89273 2 жыл бұрын

I can remember reading a story about when Gen MacArthur returned to the Philippines and a young lady welcomed him and asked if he had ever been to the Philippines before. Great Tribute JD.

@jacobboros2639 2 жыл бұрын

I was just out there for a month back in February, you should check out Gun Beach. They still have a Japanese costal defense gun there

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

I would like that. Next time!

@terryeustice5399 2 жыл бұрын

Very good Narrative of the battle for Guam. Thank you for sharing!

@frenchfan3368 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing this with us J. D. This series on the Pacific Theatre of War has been outstanding. As I have said before, I highly doubt you can hardly find modern day shots of these islands and battlefields today outside of this series.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

There isn’t much out there. Thanks for the kind words!

@gregseibel3310 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this series on Guam. My father was in the Marines there and in Okinawa. He never talked much about it. So it great to see and hear some of the thing's he must have experienced.

@lawrencerogers576 2 жыл бұрын

The long list of names. So striking. Well done, JD.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@BevSantini 2 жыл бұрын

Another exceptional yet sobering video.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@srevero1 2 жыл бұрын

May these brave men R.I.P. God bless all our military and vets.

@briancooper2112 2 жыл бұрын

Great video's 👍. When we lived on Okinawa, dad would fly to Guam with the planes,while mom my jackass brother and me would goto the shelters for typhoons. Ah, the 70's.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

Jackass brother😂

@stephenrrose 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job JD! Thank you for capturing the history and in a way many educators and parents can use! I'm always learning from your videos and that challenges me to research even more on the subject! Sharing your video to get the history learning out there. Thank you for all you do!

@olentangy74 2 жыл бұрын

I look forward to this series on Guam, JD. I spent 16 months there in 1976-77, at the now closed Naval air station at Agana. At the time I was there, there were no monuments or memorials that I can recall. It is sad to see how the monument at Point Asan has been neglected and run down.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it'd be nice to see it restored.

@murielsmith8922 2 жыл бұрын

You are correct. No monuments to any one except a war dog grave marker which is now encompassed by the main base. I was there in '68 and my memories of Guam are varied.

@Mondo762 2 жыл бұрын

My dad was a US Army Combat Engineer that floated in at night and cleared the beach for the Marines. He landed in Tumon Bay. Did you happen to visit Tumon Bay while you were there? It's full of hotels now. When my father's Engineer Construction Battalion landed they went on to carve out and pave an air strip that is now Anderson Air Force Base.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. That’s actually where my hotel was. Didn’t do any filming there though.

@vw2112 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground thats where ALL the hotels are lol

@apstrad 2 жыл бұрын

This series is fascinating, thanks for posting them. My father served as Shore Patrol on a small island in the northern Phililipines.....I have always wondered what the terrain looked like, so I could picture what his stories looked like...The island had a small landing strip on it, Japanese still in the hills, he was 17 and always on edge. when patrolling at night. Thanks again.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@judygrandstrand9784 2 жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking stories. Thank you for sharing.

@32dras 2 жыл бұрын

Although I'm European and forever grateful to US boys who fought here on Old continent I'm so glad Pacific theater getting much deserved attention and often been overlooked by D-day, Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and all other battle's of European theater of WW2.

@aslooijer 2 жыл бұрын

Wahahaha I thought I found Wilson. Hilarious comment 😂😂😂. Ps it’s not a soccerball it.s a football 😁. You are one very lucky person to be able to visit all those islands. And we are very lucky we can see it in your videos. Ty JD on to thext place!

@dawnj1305 2 жыл бұрын

JD, you’re excellent video skills combined with your knowledge of these battles and seamless storytelling makes for an outstanding series. Thank you for sharing your talents with us and bringing honor and remembrance to all who sacrificed during these battles.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really do appreciate that. 🙏🏼

@willdouglas77 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap JD . Really hit home as all of your videos do but when you showed all of the names of the people of Guam I choked . Unbelievable how far the names kept going 🥺🇺🇸🇺🇸🙌🏼🙏🏼

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Unreal.

@wildcolonialman 2 жыл бұрын

Fine and honoring telling. Excellent effort. 3 Finney Brothers in one battle, the Honor Roll so telling. The Honor Roll for the People of Guam also telling.... Startling.

@marlonroldan1653 Жыл бұрын

firstly id like to say thank you! being born and raised here, all ive ever known was simply “Asan was where the Americans entered to take Guam back and that Asan park had a bunch of landmines” Id like to share that there used to be a trail that leads the Asan village up to that memorial. My recruiters at the time told us that, it was the route that the Marines took to get to the top. in recent years that Ive been back, the entrance to the trail has a bunch of growth over and around it, i could only imagine its to lessen the traffic in the area and trash thanks for the video and the knowledge!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jameshunter5485 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series on the Pacific campaign.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

@maverick4177 2 жыл бұрын

One of very few KZfaq channels i press like before i even watch the content Always fantastic content 👍🏻👏🏻

@ggrunt3792 2 жыл бұрын

Spent 5 months in the Naval Hospital on Guam after getting shot in Nam a beautiful island were still finding Imperial soldiers from WW2 in the hills that was in 69 Alpha 1/9 Marines the Walking Dead

@1psychofan 2 жыл бұрын

Well done JD! This was an excellent video! Looking forward to the rest of this series! So good! That joke about Wilson?…good one!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

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@MrBradleyDavid 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Thanks for bringing Guam a little closer to the mainland! Would you, having done so much on the Pacific, be doing anything in your series regarding the “they were expendable,” US Servicemen who were captured, enslaved taken to Japan?

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t cover that in this one.

@marks.schwartz8468 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground -- My godfather, Max Brodofsky, was amongst the Pan Air civilians captured on December 10, 1941 on Guam. He and his colleagues were taken to Japan and held for the duration.

@bradwhite6491 2 жыл бұрын

Another well done video sir! I hope some history teachers can pass them on!

@mako2534 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation, new subscriber here. I spent the majority of my childhood here and got stationed back here again. The history is incredible. The tank farm, crashed planes, bunkers, munitions, list goes on.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Hope that you continue to enjoy the content on here. Feel free to share it out!

@epfan4life1 2 жыл бұрын

So loved the comment about the ball LOL. Thank you for doing this amazing video.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

😅👊🏻

@markrinehart7224 Жыл бұрын

My daughter's family lived for the last 3 years on Guam, just returned to Tennessee in May. I had the opportunity to spend May, 2021 and April 2022 on Guam. It's exciting to see you visit places I've walked on. Some really great snorkeling off some of those beaches. Didn't get to visit Siapan while there. Guam is also where a Japanese soldier was found, in 1972, 28 years after the war was over, living in the jungle having never surrendered.

@Wreckdiver59 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another educational video. This is a subject I know very little about. The Pacific was a very different kind of war compared to the ETO.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Very much so. And there is hardly anything out there about Guam. Go to Amazon and look up books on the battle. There’s next to nothing.

@bettygitzke4131 Жыл бұрын

This is a Great series, thank you for bring to us. And to each and everyone who had any involvement in WWII THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL ♥️⭐️💙

@helenabiesma5560 2 жыл бұрын

lovely footage and again more is learned about this dread full war it was - lovely reflection

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this! My Dad drove a Higgins boat from the USS Elmore on July 21, 1944. I have records showing that he would have landed on Asan Beach. My wife and I briefly stopped on Guam in 2019 on our way to Peleliu for the 75th anniversary of the battle of Peleliu in which my Dad also participated. While on Guam I noticed that there was a commemorative plaque on the outside of the airport terminal. The interesting thing about that is that the year of Guam’s liberation was wrong. It said it occurred on July 21, 1945 (it was actually 7/21/44).

@roderickstockdale1678 2 жыл бұрын

How could they of all people get it wrong😂btw what’s the meaning of your name?

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Would love to see Peleliu.

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

My screen name comes from a childhood nickname from my brother.

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground , if you go to Peleliu reach out to Tangie. He’s the curator of the Peleliu Museum and is a wonderful guy! The people there are wonderful! He gave me the enormous honor of raising (and later lowering) the flag on 9/15/2019 (the 75th anniversary of the battle) over Bloody Nose Ridge. I’ve never felt so profoundly humbled and yet unworthy to do anything in my life! It took about 18 months of research for me to figure out just where my Dad’s boat would have come in that day. Based on my Dad’s log (he obtained at one of his ship reunions years ago), some documents from the National Archives I received from a VERY helpful aid to my local Congressman (among other information) I was pretty sure he came in on White Beach 2. Thanks so much for your work in keeping this very important history alive!

@grocnrollgrocnroll5465 2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678, I wondered the same thing! I was shocked when I saw it, especially since my Dad was there so I knew that date very well!

@mariofigueroa4449 2 жыл бұрын

That's my home town guam thank you for your great content Have you heard about the Japanese soldier that was hiding in a underground compound that he built and was found in like the 70s he thought the war was still going on after 30 years later and was just in hiding crazy story

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Gonna talk about him a bit in a future episode.

@mariofigueroa4449 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground looking forward to it love all your videos thank you

@mrsseebeck 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you haven't made it to Iwo Jima yet. My Dad was on Iwo Jima during WW II, he was in the Army 483rd AAA. There were some young men from his home town. At some point in time, Dad became separated from his unit and got pinned down by a sniper. As he was scribbling notes to family to say goodbye, another boy took the sniper out. Thank God for that boy. I learned of this from a older cousin a few years back. It's a shame that the boy who saved my Dad passed away before I could shake his hand and thank him.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Iwo Jima is almost impossible to get on.

@boozer2462 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are GREAT, I felt like I was there with you, thank you

@MrFrankturbo1 2 жыл бұрын

Another great vid JD , history is unreal

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@cyndiebill6631 2 жыл бұрын

😢I can’t imagine just going about my day and then some crazy people who think they are going to be allowed to take over the world come onto my home and take it over. Thank God the US didn’t let that happen. What these civilians endured was horrible. The fact that they survived is a testament to human strength and endurance. Thank you again for this amazing and sobering video. 👍😢

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to share the experience.

@devinreed2003 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. My grandfather served on the uss hornet . Thank you sir for putting a real light on what the brave men faced!

@TheHistoryUnderground 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mark-ib7sz 2 жыл бұрын

Just excellent !! Thank you very much for the great content.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@swgeek4310 2 жыл бұрын

What's amazing so far with these locations is the high ground, I mean commanding high ground the Japanese had. Wow, the grit to take that ground is unimaginable imo.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

I know. I never realized how commanding their positions were until I actually walked the ground.

@DavidsIslandLifeAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Hafa Adai, love this as a local Chamorro and will share it out into my YT community and familia.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that. Got some more on the way.

@DavidsIslandLifeAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Cool more about Guam? Are you still on Island?

@kdcowboy9478 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@kdcowboy9478 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground I can't wait to see your videos from my wife's country the Philippines. Her father was 16 yrs old during the occupation.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

@@kdcowboy9478 - Definitely on my list.

@agospelminuteonguam Жыл бұрын

Another great video JD! As a young boy, I was fascinated with the War in the Pacific since my grandpa was USNR and served from 1942-1944 in the Pacific theater. Completely coincidental, but my missionary travels have allowed me to visit Pearl Harbor, Corregidor island, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, as w ll as the beach on Leyte where Gen. MacArthur did return to the PI. Now, living on Guam allows me to see the many places that were part of the Japanese occupation as well as the liberation of the island. All bring chills to me when I visit. Don't know if you had time here to investigate the MANY atrocities carried out by the Japanese on the Chamorro people. So many stories and every one is heartbreaking.

@mikebohrer3881 2 жыл бұрын

Wilson!!! 🤣 Another outstanding video JD, thank you.

@benjaminrush4443 2 жыл бұрын

The exhaustive List of Civilians affected by the Japanese Capture of Guam is almost overwhelming to realize the total Cruelty inflicted just on Guam. I tried to picture how massive a monument could be if one could list all the names of people subjugated by Japan throughout the Asian Area. How luck the Japanese people were to be Conquered by the United States of America. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@greendragon4058 2 жыл бұрын

Got it on 5 minutes of my cup of coffee here I love this channel so much and even though I was in the service don't like watching his documentaries they're very interesting. I see I enjoy it very much which is a really nice change My friend's dad was stationed at Guam that's where she was born it is a pretty neat place Semper Fi

@Jerry-fn5nx 2 жыл бұрын

Dear lord, thats a lot of names of the native peopl of Guam that suffered from what happened during that almost 3 year ordeal. Wow...brings a whole new perceptive

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Awful. Not enough attention has been given to how the civilians suffered under Japanese occupation.

@Jerry-fn5nx 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Couldn't agree with you more

@davidtuttle508 2 жыл бұрын

JD - when I was an enlisted soldier at Fort Carson, CO from 1982 - 1984, my Squad Leader - Staff Sergeant (SSG) David Ada, a Guamanian Chamorro, told me that he was born on the day that the US invaded Guam in 1944. He was a great NCO. If he's alive today, he'd be close to 80.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Ronaldl2350 2 жыл бұрын

Those UDT guys were tough. In Fort Pierce FL is the UDT/Navy seal museum and memorial. They have a amazing collection. It's located at the place where the UDT started and trained.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely want to visit there.

@Mondo762 2 жыл бұрын

My cousin is listed on that memorial. I believe he was in the 2nd UDT. His name was Jerry Williams. I love to get down there.

@boozer2462 2 жыл бұрын

I cried when I saw the names, just one island out of so many, so sad, so many

@murielsmith8922 2 жыл бұрын

Hey JD, as always a great vedio. I was stationed on Guam in '68 and some of us used to go exploring the island and we found a knocked out Sherman tank, among other things. Down near the Navy base. Would be "very interesting " if you happened to find it again.

@vw2112 2 жыл бұрын

there are a couple of target tanks still in the hills near the airport. i hiked back to see those and found a hornets nest in one of them lol never saw a tank near the base