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World War II history
'''Guam''' (gwäm) <ref> http://www.yourdictionary.com/guam</ref> is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. It is an unincorporated territory of the [[United States]] located in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[island]] was ceded to the United States by [[Spain]] in 1898. The [[United States Army]] and Navy maintains military bases on Guam.
'''Guam''' (gwäm) <ref> http://www.yourdictionary.com/guam</ref> is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. It is an unincorporated territory of the [[United States]] located in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[island]] was ceded to the United States by [[Spain]] in 1898. The [[United States Army]] and Navy maintains military bases on Guam.
In [[World War II]], Guam was occupied by the Japanese, but American forces landed in July of 1944, and took back the island after a three week battle. Out of 18,000 Japanese troops stationed on the island, only 500 survived to become prisoners of war.<ref>Chronicle of the 20th Century, ed. by Clifton Daniel, Chronicle Publications, 1987</ref>
[[Image:GUAM.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Guam]]
[[Image:GUAM.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Guam]]