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my son was stationed on guam when he was in the navy 17 yrs ago -- marrying his wife that was born and raised there--a lot of ww2 history on the island --got to see all the sites shown and a whole lot more as he was a navy diver i got to see much history that was below water--some very nice beach sites ,especially the navy one--a shame that not many americans will ever get to experience this historical and beautiful island
Thank you for doing a program about Guam. I spent some time there a few lifetimes ago and was always humbled by how nice and genuine the Chamarro people were. When they realized I was part of the process of upgrading their telephone service they always brought us food & drink while we were working.
I wish my dad was alive to see this, as a member of the First Provisional Brigade. He would have been 100 on Agust 15. He had filariasis during this battle. A lot of the guys got that on Eniwetok in the Marshall islands which took place in February of 1944. Nothing would heal according to the old man. They had a lot of dogs that they used, he was always a big dog lover the rest of his life. The dogs could smell and hear the Japanese sneaking up on them at night.
It must feel odd to see where your father was. I would wonder if he was there or over here, did he see this or that. I too wish he could see this but on the other side of the coin, would he want to?
There’s a great military K-9 cemetery on Guam. As a veteran myself, I cannot imagine what your father endured on these islands. With great gratitude 🫡🇺🇸.
it's so amazing you make it possible for people like me who don't have the chance to visit these places themselves to see what it looks like and bring us along. Thank you!
My father was in the 77th division. He was an infantry company commander. He took a machine gun bullet through the thigh about three weeks into the campaign on Guam.
As a local who was born and raised in the beautiful island of Guam. This video shows how beautiful the island is n the rich history u provide. Love this keep up the amazing work.
@clarkcommando1983 yes we do. There are alot of beaches here that are clean n hot tourist spot. Some are a hike trail away while others are literally in the heart of the island Tumon. Most beach bars n clubs are in tumon. But if ur looking for surfing waters then u got the beaches up at ratidion and down south in merizo. The island has so much beautiful spots to enjoy. Perfect for a summer get away or if ur looking to get away from the cold. Guam is a very friendly and welcoming place
@@jinzo637was curious sadly my terminal cancer doesn’t allow much travel but am doing some bucket list stuff. Used to fly in an out of Anderson when I was c-141 loadmaster 83-87 only got off base couple of times
@clarkcommando1983 oh wow. I'm so sorry on ur condition. I do hope and pray you are Able to do the things on ur bucket list. I feel like everyone deserves a chance to live their lives to the fullest.
Thank you for making this video documentary. My father was a marine tank commander. He was the second tank on shore. He would have been the first but he got stuck in the sand. He documented everything by taking photographs. He donated all the photographs to the Anvets post when he was a commander.
@@TheHistoryUnderground thank you for mentioning the first provisional Marine Brigade not too many people know about that and they need some of the honor
JD, of all the videos of yours, this one had the most personal meaning for me. My father was a member of the 1st Provisional Brigade and was wounded on Guam. When you indicated they were hit hard, in viewing the list of casualties on the Historical Park website of Guam the list for this brigade goes on forever. The photo of the individual operating the flame thrower capped the personification of the video for me. His name was Raymond Weiser.
I spent 2 weeks in the Mariana last March. Guam to Saipan. As a 37yo that served in the Marines it was humbling visiting these hollowed grounds. Keep up the good work. It's history that should not be forgotten.
Fascinating. My father was in the USAF and we were stationed at Andersen AFB in '63-'65, when I was in the 6th & 7th grades - so only 20 years after the liberation. I remember Liberation Day events in some of the local villages. Wish your videos were available back then; I would have done a lot more exploring! Thanks so much.
I can't say enough about medics. Desmond was an indescribably brave man. My grandfather was a medic with th 29th on Omaha. Some of the things that man saw haunted him to his grave. Mere words cannot describe the bravery of our medics. In my own time, I saw a few medics awarded Bronze start.with 'V' devices all for acting without thinking.
Well, we can thank these men for their sacrifice by living a life worth living, filled with purpose. You don't have to be rich or smart, you just have to be an asset to yourself, family and community along with being mindful and aware of their sacrifices, not just for the men and women of the past and today, but in the future as well. I've always viewed the United States as a righteous nation standing firm against the evils of this world, past, present and future. Some of you might scoff at that notion when you consider and take into account corrupt politicians, greed, the decline of democracy, etc but I will say this. You have to get your hands dirty and do bad things sometimes, maybe even often to come out on top. The bad guys have never played fair and neither should our country.
I’m working on a book about the men and women from my town that served in WWII and one of them was in the 1st Provisional Brigade at Guam and was wounded. So glad that they’re getting the attention and respect they deserve!
I literally just got done watching The Pacific series on HBO this really brings it full circle and is a stark reminder of the sacrifices that our brave service members had to endure to protect freedom. Again my hat’s off to you for another great video and my hat’s off to our brave service members.🇺🇸
My best friend is currently stationed there on Guam. I've been linking these videos over to him. I've been anxiously anticipating this series of videos from you. Its very exciting to watch.
I have seen both your videos of Guam. I had many friends from the island of Guam while I was growing up in Long Beach, Ca. They all knew the name George Tweed. He was the only American on the island during the occupation. Many of the islanders died protecting him. I hope you can do a history of his endeavors while you are there.
My teacher, who went through Guam and the rest of the Marianas as a Marine. He said that they used flame-throwers to clear out the caves before going into the caves.
These videos of the Pacific campaign are awesome. The Desmond Doss story is so important to the legacy of these brave selfless men. Your videos are so good. Thanks.
Another riveting video! I grew up in the city where Doss is buried, so have known about his story for some time, but it was particularly interesting to see where he first saw combat. Love how you're telling these untold or glossed-over stories and bringing them to life. I keep running out of adequate words when trying to describe your channel to my friends and family...the best I've come up with is "a cross between Great Courses and Ken Burns"; love the in-depth knowledge dump + on location aspects of your productions.
Another excellent episode JD. Thanks for taking the time to explore all of these historical sites to teach all of us what happened during those turbulent times. This series of the Pacific theater is helping me to understand what happened there. It is a part of WWII that is not know a lot about. Keep up the excellent work!🇺🇸
My Dad fought with 77th on Guam after he fought with the 27th on Saipan, he told me about all the Marine casualties they encountered when they landed. He was with the 147th engineers construction battalion, he would have been 105 years old this coming December 17th. His final service during the War would be the assault on Okinawa 🇺🇸🙏
Love this series as an Australian I have been interested in the Pacific war as family served in the aussie army from kokoda through all the battles aussies fought against the Japanese and survived to return home inspired me to join the aussie army as well I even met a former us ww2 marine who's first battle at 21 yrs of age was iwo jima man his stories where as tho one was there with him on that day he said they were under no illusions that on that day many would never see the end of the day he also said that days end he had become a man much respect I have for those men who fought and died during the war in the Pacific and to those who survived it all a true generation of hero's thank you for telling their stories from the eto to the pto much appreciated at 56 yrs old I believe we need to keep this part of history alive through ppl like your self
Love these videos thanks for doing these. “I can’t go past a Japanese cave without sticking my head in” 😂🤣😂 I’m thinking you may not have survived the invasion 😂🤣😂
Fascinating what the Japanese had accomplished in an effort to defend the Island. Wonderful footage and enjoyed the archival footage inserted as well showing the location during the event. So many brave souls lost. Thank you for another great video!
Another great video on the pacific war my Grandfather fought in the Philipines and on Okinawa thank you Sir for your dedication to the history of the Pacific theater
My grandpa was also in the Philippines and Okinawa! He was in the Navy and he served on the LSM-10. He didn’t like to talk about his time there much, as it was extremely upsetting for him. It’s so interesting to learn more about the pacific theater, and I’m so thankful for this channel and all the work behind bringing us these stories that should always be remembered!
So awesome to see you exploring and showing the history that happened on Guam. I was stationed there from 1993-1996, did some exploring myself but never had the story behind some of it with the exception of the sign.
It’s amazing how the jungle takes everything back. If you didn’t know those caves and bunkers were there you could walk right by them. Love the preservation of the guns. Beautiful place and another awesome video. TY👍
Watching this a second time. This is so good. Seeing the camouflage, latrine, interesting..I totally love how you blend actual footage in with the video ~very nice touch! Well done JD!
My seabee unit was deployed to Guam from Feb 2019-Aug 2019 we did PT at that beach and received a huge history lesson that day and visited many times just so we could get all the history that happened
Dude why the hell do you not have millions of views on all of your videos. I think this is the best channel I’ve ever found dude. And your partnership w Gettysburg museum is stellar. You should have a show on Netflix or something
@@TheHistoryUnderground ld really like to just get a chance to talk to you one of these days. You’ve reinvigorated my desire to travel and get back into history. I fell onto hard times post 2013, and lost all interest in anything that didn’t require survival, but before I was a history geek and knew the summaries of many of the places you’ve been, and since finding your channel a bit more than a year ago, Its struck the vigor in me to find time to get back into doing things like you do. Your videos, and their quality have saved and restored a big part of my quality of life. Ain’t trying to come off all weird, but fr. You and Gettysburg history museum rock. I may be broke consistently after paying what’s needed to be paid, and not trusting a car to do cross country drives, and traveling like you do is may be an impossible dream for a 25 year old Texan like me, but you’ve really brought a dream - thatI once thought was dead and gone- back. Thanks JD
Thank you for showing us this battle and landing sites. I never heard or read of the fight for Guam in all of my history studies. You have taught me something new. Thank you so much!
I’m stationed on Okinawa and have been to hacksaw ridge many times. It’s really a humbling experience to see. The funny part about the ridge is it’s really not a ridge it’s actually on an castle ruin which gave the Japanese alot better fighting positions. Btw if you end up going to Okinawa let me know and I can show you some of the battle areas
When I was stationed on Okinawa a bunch of Marines went on battlefield tours and saw some barred off collapsed caves some with bunkers some not. Some bunkers at the top of a small valley. Saw the suicide cliffs and the jagged rocks below. It was amazing seeing these old sites. Wish I had gone on more and remembered more of what we were told on tour. I’ve got a bunch of photos I took on the tours though.
@@CattooButt I honestly havent gone on any of the tours though I do want too eventually! At Kadena, they have the old japanese kamikaze hangers near one of the gates and I drive by it daily.
Desmond Doss , he is someone i have learned a lot about since the first time i had heard of him and even though Hacksaw ridge is a great movie i also recommend The Conscientious Objector made in 2004 . He is one of my favorite heroes of WW2 and of all time as well. Great Man , Great Soldier.
JD, FYI the 4th Marine Regiment was reconstituted from the original 4th Marines that had served in China pre-war and evacuated to the Philippines in November 1941. The 4th Marines were destroyed defending Corregidor Island in Manila Bay. As a kid, my Dad was stationed in the Philippines (Navy) and I lived there for two years. I was lucky to visit Corregidor and Bataan including hiking 50 miles of the Bataan Death March route on the 30th anniversary (1972) with the Boy Scouts.
Hello and Hafa Adai friend! I’ve been following your journey through the Northern Mariana Islands and got particularly excited when you found your way to Guam. As a resident of the island since birth I couldn’t help feeling a sense of pride whilst watching you tour the sites. If you’re going to be on island for a little while or you have any questions feel free to reach out and I’d be happy to let you in on some of local secrets.
Thanks for this awesome video about the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Guam liberation. My late father was a member of the 22nd Regiment 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He was wounded in action (shot) on July 28th during the liberation of the Naval Air Station and Marine Barracks on the Orote peninsula. He was not a big talker about his war service so most of what I know about the Guam liberation is from his discharge certificate, an aunt and my own research. Dad suffered from a biologic infection that would flare up on his hand maybe twice a year. It was from a coral reef cut on his hand and it took until 1969 or so for him to finally get ahold of an antibiotic that killed the infection for good. This was also the year he quit smoking, another vestige of the war. I often wonder if his coral reef cut was from Guam. Several of the early wave amtracks were hit by an undetected gun that survived the US Navy shore bombardment prior to beach landing, could have been in that bunker facing the beach that is in the TH-cam video. Many of the guys had to ditch and wade ashore. They faced fierce resistance and pretty significant bonsai charges. The 77th came in later in the Higgins boats and faced the same. After sealing off the entrance to Orote peninsula the 1st Provisional stayed behind to take the peninsula and the 77th joined up with the 3rd Marine Division to head north and clear the island of the Japanese. On the 28th the 1st Provisional was ready to clear the peninsula; come hell or high water they were going to take the Marine barracks from Japanese control. Dad was scouting ahead and dropped his radio from a tree, breaking it. He found a Sherman and was talking on the outside phone when shot at and wounded. There were also Navajo wind talkers there that reported intelligence via their radios back to the ships. I also heard about the Doberman dog units. They were very popular with the guys and valuable members of the operation. I heard Dad, while high on morphine, felt so good he got up from the medical unit and went and found his unit. Luckily, they made sure he got back to the medical unit. He never saw combat again because he was chosen for officer training. He was in the states when the bombs were dropped ending the war. He would be 98 now but passed in 2006. I tip my hat to all the 1st Provisional members that served at Guam and later Okinawa as members of the 6th Marine Division.
Another great video ! Your videos are very well made , the music, the way you speak, camera shots. As a Marine who recently saw combat I appreciate the quality of stories of what my fellow Marines went through. Thanks for providing such quality. SEMPER FI !
Interesting to see how cultural differences may have shaped military approaches. The design of a Japanese garden is intended to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding landscape.
Wow, talk about a memory bring back. Loved exploring the WW2 sites when I lived there. Haven’t seen all of those in 25 years. One thing I will always remember is going to a crashed Corsair on Orote behind the runway in the jungle, and diving on a crashed Japanese Val. So many cool things there. Thanks for the video! Gonna rummage through some artifacts and some photos now. Lol.
Love these series. Appreciate it. I wish my Grandpa was still here. He was in WW2 in the Pacific. That's all I know and he got on an island and brought home a little bit of Japanese money. Wish I knew more.
I read on the History Traveller Facebook page recently, that it's not an episode unless JD bumps his head. Well, he bumped his head twice, so this episode must be twice as good!!
Just love your videos of WW2 . They are informative beautifully made and you my friend should be on tv the big screen doing this. Your knowledge is amazing and it also helps me to put to gather what my dad went through. I would of loved to hear about the tank battle from behind that attack thought concrete bunkers . My dad was a tank gunner . Great job.
Thanks HU for an informative and entertaining video FWIW I served in USN '72/73 on a patrol gunboat PG92 that was home ported on Guam. Made many outings on the island exploring WW2 relics also went to Saipan and other Trust Territories when not deployed to patrol duties in Vietnam on Market Time patrols. Not sure if your aware but during that time there was a Japanese soldier holding out in the jungle that was finally repatriated with his homeland IIRC in '74. I hope your given access to the military installations as alot of relics were located there especially around Arote point where bull dozers were used to dump aircraft and other vehicles n the sea. Watch for stone fish if you go in water as they are deadly. I had a 400 Suzuki trail bike and rode all over the island accumulated great memories. Hafai Dai.
I know it’s been a year but. Great video. When I was there from 85-88 the one rule of scuba diving was to never ever pick up coal that was four to six inch diameter and about eight to ten inch long. Chances are that’s a grenade but love it there
Had to write another comment, I found something interesting: I like to follow your adventures on Google Earth to get a sense of place and scale, and I noticed that all along that coast in certain areas, there are what look like collections of craters just feet off the beach underwater. Makes me wonder if those are remnants of the naval artillery bombarding the coastline, they look organized, they're perfectly circular, and having looked a map of the invasion, they tend to correlate with the landing beaches. Also I was able to locate the latrine structure you pointed out.
@@TheHistoryUnderground My only feedback is randomly ask a Local how to pronounce the village names, just for a bit of accuracy. They're pronounced differently than what you spoke, but much respect when I say that.
In other videos you and Eric show helmets and flags where soldiers display where they fought. Maybe you could do a whole episode telling everyone where all the bumps on your head were inflicted...having watched all of your videos you may need a couple of episodes. Another great video bringing history into our sitting rooms well done.
Sadly I don’t think I’ll ever be able to visit those places but like many others, I enjoy being able to virtually tag along in your travels. Whenever you to go Peleliu, depending if you can get on a boat, there is a “secret” refueling cave used for sea planes by the Japanese, which came to a end when the Americans used skip bombs right through the entrance, setting the fuel cans on fire. No idea the death toll but the cans are still there.
My Father was a searchlight crewman in the Marines' 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, he spent time on Saipan, Tinian and Guam in 1945. Several times his platoon was attached to a company that was sent off into the jungle searching for the Japanese holdouts. They mostly met isolated Japanese and only once did they have a run in with a sizable group of Japanese, who were all killed. His best friend was killed during one of these ops. He didn't recall ever seeing a natural cave, all were hand dug. I have an Arisaka rifle he picked up during one of these trips, along with the paperwork stating that it was a battlefield pick up.
I never comment but if it helps support your channel I will. You're doing incredible work to bring history into as much perspective as possible without having to go there ourselves! Ps, watch your head 😅
Really hits home of the fact that each subsequent invasion just got worse for the PTO. After Guam and Tinian, it was off to Peleiu. Ferocious fighting.
You got to invest in one of those cap helmets! :) Just the thought of the contrast between the now calm, tranquil and crystal clear waters to the pure hell it was back in the day.
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Did you get a chance to your the bases
my son was stationed on guam when he was in the navy 17 yrs ago -- marrying his wife that was born and raised there--a lot of ww2 history on the island --got to see all the sites shown and a whole lot more as he was a navy diver i got to see much history that was below water--some very nice beach sites ,especially the navy one--a shame that not many americans will ever get to experience this historical and beautiful island
Thank you for doing a program about Guam. I spent some time there a few lifetimes ago and was always humbled by how nice and genuine the Chamarro people were. When they realized I was part of the process of upgrading their telephone service they always brought us food & drink while we were working.
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My Dad served with the 3rd. Guadalcanal, Iwo, Guam and Marshalls. He etched the each campaign in his canteen cup. Thanks for the tour.
You are living the dream man - thank you for visiting these places and sharing it with the rest of us
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I wish my dad was alive to see this, as a member of the First Provisional Brigade. He would have been 100 on Agust 15. He had filariasis during this battle. A lot of the guys got that on Eniwetok in the Marshall islands which took place in February of 1944. Nothing would heal according to the old man. They had a lot of dogs that they used, he was always a big dog lover the rest of his life. The dogs could smell and hear the Japanese sneaking up on them at night.
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It must feel odd to see where your father was. I would wonder if he was there or over here, did he see this or that. I too wish he could see this but on the other side of the coin, would he want to?
@@BigLisaFan I'm sure he would. He was a guy that maximized the positive and minimized the negative. Plus I'm sure he'd love a beer.
Wow...My Dad was also! I miss him so much just as you miss yours!
There’s a great military K-9 cemetery on Guam. As a veteran myself, I cannot imagine what your father endured on these islands. With great gratitude 🫡🇺🇸.
it's so amazing you make it possible for people like me who don't have the chance to visit these places themselves to see what it looks like and bring us along. Thank you!
Glad to share the experience. Thank you.
My father was in the 77th division. He was an infantry company commander. He took a machine gun bullet through the thigh about three weeks into the campaign on Guam.
Wow!
As a local who was born and raised in the beautiful island of Guam. This video shows how beautiful the island is n the rich history u provide. Love this keep up the amazing work.
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Do people go swimming in those waters
@clarkcommando1983 yes we do. There are alot of beaches here that are clean n hot tourist spot. Some are a hike trail away while others are literally in the heart of the island Tumon. Most beach bars n clubs are in tumon. But if ur looking for surfing waters then u got the beaches up at ratidion and down south in merizo. The island has so much beautiful spots to enjoy. Perfect for a summer get away or if ur looking to get away from the cold. Guam is a very friendly and welcoming place
@@jinzo637was curious sadly my terminal cancer doesn’t allow much travel but am doing some bucket list stuff. Used to fly in an out of Anderson when I was c-141 loadmaster 83-87 only got off base couple of times
@clarkcommando1983 oh wow. I'm so sorry on ur condition. I do hope and pray you are Able to do the things on ur bucket list. I feel like everyone deserves a chance to live their lives to the fullest.
I live on guam, less than a mile from Ga'an point. And it's nice to see someone talking about our history here. I appreciate this. Thank you.
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Thank you for making this video documentary. My father was a marine tank commander. He was the second tank on shore. He would have been the first but he got stuck in the sand. He documented everything by taking photographs. He donated all the photographs to the Anvets post when he was a commander.
As a marine I approve of this video. I just love this kind of stuff it's fascinating and you're keeping history alive
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@@TheHistoryUnderground thank you for mentioning the first provisional Marine Brigade not too many people know about that and they need some of the honor
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Ooh Rah Killer ! But the name Marine is always supposed to be capitalized. SEMPER FI !
JD, of all the videos of yours, this one had the most personal meaning for me. My father was a member of the 1st Provisional Brigade and was wounded on Guam. When you indicated they were hit hard, in viewing the list of casualties on the Historical Park website of Guam the list for this brigade goes on forever. The photo of the individual operating the flame thrower capped the personification of the video for me. His name was Raymond Weiser.
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I spent 2 weeks in the Mariana last March. Guam to Saipan. As a 37yo that served in the Marines it was humbling visiting these hollowed grounds. Keep up the good work. It's history that should not be forgotten.
Amazing places.
Fascinating. My father was in the USAF and we were stationed at Andersen AFB in '63-'65, when I was in the 6th & 7th grades - so only 20 years after the liberation. I remember Liberation Day events in some of the local villages. Wish your videos were available back then; I would have done a lot more exploring! Thanks so much.
Another cave, another knot on JD's head... Thank you for all you do to bring history alive, sir!
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I can't say enough about medics. Desmond was an indescribably brave man. My grandfather was a medic with th 29th on Omaha. Some of the things that man saw haunted him to his grave. Mere words cannot describe the bravery of our medics. In my own time, I saw a few medics awarded Bronze start.with 'V' devices all for acting without thinking.
Well, we can thank these men for their sacrifice by living a life worth living, filled with purpose. You don't have to be rich or smart, you just have to be an asset to yourself, family and community along with being mindful and aware of their sacrifices, not just for the men and women of the past and today, but in the future as well. I've always viewed the United States as a righteous nation standing firm against the evils of this world, past, present and future. Some of you might scoff at that notion when you consider and take into account corrupt politicians, greed, the decline of democracy, etc but I will say this. You have to get your hands dirty and do bad things sometimes, maybe even often to come out on top. The bad guys have never played fair and neither should our country.
@@all.day.day-dreamer Never heard it more well put.
I’m working on a book about the men and women from my town that served in WWII and one of them was in the 1st Provisional Brigade at Guam and was wounded. So glad that they’re getting the attention and respect they deserve!
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I literally just got done watching The Pacific series on HBO this really brings it full circle and is a stark reminder of the sacrifices that our brave service members had to endure to protect freedom. Again my hat’s off to you for another great video and my hat’s off to our brave service members.🇺🇸
My best friend is currently stationed there on Guam. I've been linking these videos over to him. I've been anxiously anticipating this series of videos from you. Its very exciting to watch.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
I have seen both your videos of Guam. I had many friends from the island of Guam while I was growing up in Long Beach, Ca. They all knew the name George Tweed. He was the only American on the island during the occupation. Many of the islanders died protecting him. I hope you can do a history of his endeavors while you are there.
My teacher, who went through Guam and the rest of the Marianas as a Marine. He said that they used flame-throwers to clear out the caves before going into the caves.
These videos of the Pacific campaign are awesome. The Desmond Doss story is so important to the legacy of these brave selfless men. Your videos are so good. Thanks.
Another riveting video! I grew up in the city where Doss is buried, so have known about his story for some time, but it was particularly interesting to see where he first saw combat. Love how you're telling these untold or glossed-over stories and bringing them to life. I keep running out of adequate words when trying to describe your channel to my friends and family...the best I've come up with is "a cross between Great Courses and Ken Burns"; love the in-depth knowledge dump + on location aspects of your productions.
As a huge history buff and former military man I love this series you are doing.
Another excellent episode JD. Thanks for taking the time to explore all of these historical sites to teach all of us what happened during those turbulent times. This series of the Pacific theater is helping me to understand what happened there. It is a part of WWII that is not know a lot about. Keep up the excellent work!🇺🇸
I canot express how much I am enthralled by this series. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
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Your pacific episodes are officially my favorite series so far
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I was stationed in Guam(US Navy) in the late 80s , got to explore some of these pillboxes /caves . Beautiful island , and people .
My Dad fought with 77th on Guam after he fought with the 27th on Saipan, he told me about all the Marine casualties they encountered when they landed. He was with the 147th engineers construction battalion, he would have been 105 years old this coming December 17th. His final service during the War would be the assault on Okinawa 🇺🇸🙏
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@@TheHistoryUnderground Thank you for all that you do! Watching your videos really got me thinking about all my Dad went through again👍
Love this series as an Australian I have been interested in the Pacific war as family served in the aussie army from kokoda through all the battles aussies fought against the Japanese and survived to return home inspired me to join the aussie army as well I even met a former us ww2 marine who's first battle at 21 yrs of age was iwo jima man his stories where as tho one was there with him
on that day he said they were under no illusions that on that day many would never see the end of the day he also said that days end he had become a man much respect I have for those men who fought and died during the war in the Pacific and to those who survived it all a true generation of hero's thank you for telling their stories from the eto to the pto much appreciated at 56 yrs old I believe we need to keep this part of history alive through ppl like your self
Love these videos thanks for doing these.
“I can’t go past a Japanese cave without sticking my head in” 😂🤣😂 I’m thinking you may not have survived the invasion 😂🤣😂
Ha! Yeah, I wouldn’t have lasted long.
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Fascinating what the Japanese had accomplished in an effort to defend the Island. Wonderful footage and enjoyed the archival footage inserted as well showing the location during the event. So many brave souls lost. Thank you for another great video!
Another great video on the pacific war my Grandfather fought in the Philipines and on Okinawa thank you Sir for your dedication to the history of the Pacific theater
My pleasure!
My grandpa was also in the Philippines and Okinawa! He was in the Navy and he served on the LSM-10. He didn’t like to talk about his time there much, as it was extremely upsetting for him. It’s so interesting to learn more about the pacific theater, and I’m so thankful for this channel and all the work behind bringing us these stories that should always be remembered!
@@kelseyyoung6588 absolutely Fantastic channel, He does a great job
Wow! What a amazing documentary. I’m glad you get to travel so you can share these places with us.
Glad to share the experiences!
So awesome to see you exploring and showing the history that happened on Guam. I was stationed there from 1993-1996, did some exploring myself but never had the story behind some of it with the exception of the sign.
It’s amazing how the jungle takes everything back. If you didn’t know those caves and bunkers were there you could walk right by them. Love the preservation of the guns. Beautiful place and another awesome video. TY👍
Was stationed at Anderson AFB from 78-80
and did a lot of exploring while there. May historic sites if you can brave the jungle to find them
Watching this a second time. This is so good. Seeing the camouflage, latrine, interesting..I totally love how you blend actual footage in with the video ~very nice touch! Well done JD!
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My seabee unit was deployed to Guam from Feb 2019-Aug 2019 we did PT at that beach and received a huge history lesson that day and visited many times just so we could get all the history that happened
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Dude why the hell do you not have millions of views on all of your videos. I think this is the best channel I’ve ever found dude. And your partnership w Gettysburg museum is stellar. You should have a show on Netflix or something
Thanks. I appreciate that. I figure that if I earn it, the views and subscribers will come.
@@TheHistoryUnderground ld really like to just get a chance to talk to you one of these days. You’ve reinvigorated my desire to travel and get back into history. I fell onto hard times post 2013, and lost all interest in anything that didn’t require survival, but before I was a history geek and knew the summaries of many of the places you’ve been, and since finding your channel a bit more than a year ago, Its struck the vigor in me to find time to get back into doing things like you do. Your videos, and their quality have saved and restored a big part of my quality of life.
Ain’t trying to come off all weird, but fr. You and Gettysburg history museum rock. I may be broke consistently after paying what’s needed to be paid, and not trusting a car to do cross country drives, and traveling like you do is may be an impossible dream for a 25 year old Texan like me, but you’ve really brought a dream - thatI once thought was dead and gone- back.
Thanks JD
Sería genial que tradujera al español ,lo que él habla ..somos muchos los que no entendemos lo que dice.... gracias
Thank you for showing us this battle and landing sites. I never heard or read of the fight for Guam in all of my history studies. You have taught me something new. Thank you so much!
Thanks! Definitely an overlooked battle.
I’m stationed on Okinawa and have been to hacksaw ridge many times. It’s really a humbling experience to see. The funny part about the ridge is it’s really not a ridge it’s actually on an castle ruin which gave the Japanese alot better fighting positions.
Btw if you end up going to Okinawa let me know and I can show you some of the battle areas
That’s definitely on my list. Thanks!
When I was stationed on Okinawa a bunch of Marines went on battlefield tours and saw some barred off collapsed caves some with bunkers some not. Some bunkers at the top of a small valley. Saw the suicide cliffs and the jagged rocks below. It was amazing seeing these old sites. Wish I had gone on more and remembered more of what we were told on tour. I’ve got a bunch of photos I took on the tours though.
@@CattooButt I honestly havent gone on any of the tours though I do want too eventually! At Kadena, they have the old japanese kamikaze hangers near one of the gates and I drive by it daily.
Desmond Doss , he is someone i have learned a lot about since the first time i had heard of him and even though Hacksaw ridge is a great movie i also recommend The Conscientious Objector made in 2004 . He is one of my favorite heroes of WW2 and of all time as well. Great Man , Great Soldier.
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I was stationed in Guam with the Navy and got a chance to visit these places. I just didn't have the full story of each area. Great job again.
JD, FYI the 4th Marine Regiment was reconstituted from the original 4th Marines that had served in China pre-war and evacuated to the Philippines in November 1941. The 4th Marines were destroyed defending Corregidor Island in Manila Bay. As a kid, my Dad was stationed in the Philippines (Navy) and I lived there for two years. I was lucky to visit Corregidor and Bataan including hiking 50 miles of the Bataan Death March route on the 30th anniversary (1972) with the Boy Scouts.
Oh wow. Thanks for sharing that.
Excellent video JD. You make history interesting again. Hope to see more folks watching. Thanks for taking us along. 👍👍👍👍👍🤕
Thanks!!!
Hello and Hafa Adai friend! I’ve been following your journey through the Northern Mariana Islands and got particularly excited when you found your way to Guam. As a resident of the island since birth I couldn’t help feeling a sense of pride whilst watching you tour the sites. If you’re going to be on island for a little while or you have any questions feel free to reach out and I’d be happy to let you in on some of local secrets.
Thanks! Unfortunately, this was filmed back in June. Definitely hope to return though!
@@TheHistoryUnderground oh no worries. Hope you enjoyed your time on the island, be safe on your travels and keep up the good work 🙏
Thanks for this awesome video about the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Guam liberation.
My late father was a member of the 22nd Regiment 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He was wounded in action (shot) on July 28th during the liberation of the Naval Air Station and Marine Barracks on the Orote peninsula. He was not a big talker about his war service so most of what I know about the Guam liberation is from his discharge certificate, an aunt and my own research. Dad suffered from a biologic infection that would flare up on his hand maybe twice a year. It was from a coral reef cut on his hand and it took until 1969 or so for him to finally get ahold of an antibiotic that killed the infection for good. This was also the year he quit smoking, another vestige of the war. I often wonder if his coral reef cut was from Guam. Several of the early wave amtracks were hit by an undetected gun that survived the US Navy shore bombardment prior to beach landing, could have been in that bunker facing the beach that is in the TH-cam video. Many of the guys had to ditch and wade ashore. They faced fierce resistance and pretty significant bonsai charges. The 77th came in later in the Higgins boats and faced the same. After sealing off the entrance to Orote peninsula the 1st Provisional stayed behind to take the peninsula and the 77th joined up with the 3rd Marine Division to head north and clear the island of the Japanese.
On the 28th the 1st Provisional was ready to clear the peninsula; come hell or high water they were going to take the Marine barracks from Japanese control. Dad was scouting ahead and dropped his radio from a tree, breaking it. He found a Sherman and was talking on the outside phone when shot at and wounded. There were also Navajo wind talkers there that reported intelligence via their radios back to the ships. I also heard about the Doberman dog units. They were very popular with the guys and valuable members of the operation.
I heard Dad, while high on morphine, felt so good he got up from the medical unit and went and found his unit. Luckily, they made sure he got back to the medical unit. He never saw combat again because he was chosen for officer training. He was in the states when the bombs were dropped ending the war. He would be 98 now but passed in 2006.
I tip my hat to all the 1st Provisional members that served at Guam and later Okinawa as members of the 6th Marine Division.
Thanks for the work you guys do to help the country remember our history when the enemy is trying to get rid of it.
What amazes me is how little damage Naval gunfire did.
JD,your history series is fabulous. Keep up the great work.
Another great video ! Your videos are very well made , the music, the way you speak, camera shots. As a Marine who recently saw combat I appreciate the quality of stories of what my fellow Marines went through. Thanks for providing such quality. SEMPER FI !
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Interesting to see how cultural differences may have shaped military approaches. The design of a Japanese garden is intended to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding landscape.
Great job JD this have to another place on my bucket list. Captivating series.
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Thank you for taking us to these places.
What a way to end my birthday then a History Underground video, thanks for the cherry on top! It made the day complete with another stellar video.
Happy birthday!
Wow, talk about a memory bring back. Loved exploring the WW2 sites when I lived there. Haven’t seen all of those in 25 years. One thing I will always remember is going to a crashed Corsair on Orote behind the runway in the jungle, and diving on a crashed Japanese Val. So many cool things there. Thanks for the video! Gonna rummage through some artifacts and some photos now. Lol.
Love these series. Appreciate it. I wish my Grandpa was still here. He was in WW2 in the Pacific. That's all I know and he got on an island and brought home a little bit of Japanese money. Wish I knew more.
Those guys were something else.
Love your incorporation of original footage on these videos. Great as usual.
I read on the History Traveller Facebook page recently, that it's not an episode unless JD bumps his head.
Well, he bumped his head twice, so this episode must be twice as good!!
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Another superb episode….have investigated a few “caves”….ala your adventures…in the Truk area. Great stuff! Thx, Andrew
Just love your videos of WW2 . They are informative beautifully made and you my friend should be on tv the big screen doing this. Your knowledge is amazing and it also helps me to put to gather what my dad went through. I would of loved to hear about the tank battle from behind that attack thought concrete bunkers . My dad was a tank gunner . Great job.
Oh wow! Would loved to have heard some of his stories.
@@TheHistoryUnderground is he a navy seal? Not sure if you know or not .
Thanks HU for an informative and entertaining video FWIW I served in USN '72/73 on a patrol gunboat PG92 that was home ported on Guam. Made many outings on the island exploring WW2 relics also went to Saipan and other Trust Territories when not deployed to patrol duties in Vietnam on Market Time patrols. Not sure if your aware but during that time there was a Japanese soldier holding out in the jungle that was finally repatriated with his homeland IIRC in '74. I hope your given access to the military installations as alot of relics were located there especially around Arote point where bull dozers were used to dump aircraft and other vehicles n the sea. Watch for stone fish if you go in water as they are deadly. I had a 400 Suzuki trail bike and rode all over the island accumulated great memories. Hafai Dai.
Thanks! Unfortunately, I didn’t have base access on this trip.
Thanks to you, I paid my respects to Doss while at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
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Fascinating historical facts, I love these stories and these videos! 👍
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I love this! I love this channel and live on Guam. Glad you were able to cover this!
I know it’s been a year but. Great video. When I was there from 85-88 the one rule of scuba diving was to never ever pick up coal that was four to six inch diameter and about eight to ten inch long. Chances are that’s a grenade but love it there
Had to write another comment, I found something interesting: I like to follow your adventures on Google Earth to get a sense of place and scale, and I noticed that all along that coast in certain areas, there are what look like collections of craters just feet off the beach underwater. Makes me wonder if those are remnants of the naval artillery bombarding the coastline, they look organized, they're perfectly circular, and having looked a map of the invasion, they tend to correlate with the landing beaches.
Also I was able to locate the latrine structure you pointed out.
those are probably the piti bomb holes its a protected reserve and great for diving.
Another great video about stories I have never heard. Nice work JD.
Good coverage of Guam ! Cheers from Guam
Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground My only feedback is randomly ask a Local how to pronounce the village names, just for a bit of accuracy. They're pronounced differently than what you spoke, but much respect when I say that.
@@TheHistoryUnderground with that said, if you're ever in the area again for any other episodes, don't be shy to reach out.
Keep the videos coming JD! Thanks brother!
You do a great job making these videos
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In other videos you and Eric show helmets and flags where soldiers display where they fought. Maybe you could do a whole episode telling everyone where all the bumps on your head were inflicted...having watched all of your videos you may need a couple of episodes. Another great video bringing history into our sitting rooms well done.
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Very interesting again .. I know a little again about the Pacific war but am still learning more watching you vids and look forward to more !
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Great to see videos about my island. As a I retired history teacher lol, I feel the need to help you with the pronunciation of local place names.
Sadly I don’t think I’ll ever be able to visit those places but like many others, I enjoy being able to virtually tag along in your travels. Whenever you to go Peleliu, depending if you can get on a boat, there is a “secret” refueling cave used for sea planes by the Japanese, which came to a end when the Americans used skip bombs right through the entrance, setting the fuel cans on fire. No idea the death toll but the cans are still there.
Thanks. Would love to see Peleliu.
Another great video. Thank you for sharing it.
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I'm prior army and a local of guam, never knew Desmond Doss was part of the retaking of Guam. Cool stuff
Awesome!Thanksforsharing!
Just a super job JD. Thanks for your great videos.
My Father was a searchlight crewman in the Marines' 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, he spent time on Saipan, Tinian and Guam in 1945. Several times his platoon was attached to a company that was sent off into the jungle searching for the Japanese holdouts. They mostly met isolated Japanese and only once did they have a run in with a sizable group of Japanese, who were all killed. His best friend was killed during one of these ops. He didn't recall ever seeing a natural cave, all were hand dug. I have an Arisaka rifle he picked up during one of these trips, along with the paperwork stating that it was a battlefield pick up.
Wow! That is amazing.
Great series. Nice work 👍🏼😎
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That was very interesting, enjoy your videos always looking forward to the next one.
Don’t miss Crown Bakery, YUMMMM😉, great stuff JD👍🏻
I never comment but if it helps support your channel I will. You're doing incredible work to bring history into as much perspective as possible without having to go there ourselves! Ps, watch your head 😅
Very interesting! This is a very nice way to learn about the Pacific theatre. I am very curious to see what many more cool stuff you have to show us!
Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it.
Really hits home of the fact that each subsequent invasion just got worse for the PTO. After Guam and Tinian, it was off to Peleiu. Ferocious fighting.
People do not realize that Desmond Doss received Battle Citations before his CMH on Okinawa. Thanks for your great Videos.
He was something else.
Thank you so much!
Hafa adai and welcome to Guam🤙🏾, thank you again for the vids bro.
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Those bunkers looks very cool
Dear JD, as a loyal and true fan…I must admit…you inspire me to bump my head! 🤣🤣🤣
You got to invest in one of those cap helmets! :) Just the thought of the contrast between the now calm, tranquil and crystal clear waters to the pure hell it was back in the day.
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JD does Eric travel with you?? your blessed my friend to see all this. Thanx for bringing it home
He and I traveled together on a trip to Normandy last year. We’ve got another trip planned but for the most part, I travel by myself.
Excellent content!!! Thank you very much.
another great job, thank you!
It's really great to see each video you do. Covering area's of the Pacific theater is a great idea. Thank you. P.S. get head protection huh.
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Thank you, as always for another first rate video
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Outstanding work JD ❤️ the content