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.

Today marks 81 years since the end of the second battle of Guam, a tipping point in the Pacific during World War II when U.S. forces overtook Imperial Japan and recaptured the island. And the moment ...

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 ...

At 11:31 a.m. on Aug. 10, 1944, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger announced that all organized enemy resistance had ended. The Battle of Guam was officially over. The flagship USS Indianapolis arrived ...

Liberation Day is Guam’s most significant commemorative event, and July 21st, 2024, marks 80 years since the U.S. military delivered the island from Imperial Japanese occupation during World War II.