The Liberation of Guam with Jon Parshall

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 120 minutes

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This week Seth, Bill, and Jon tackle the liberation of Guam as part of our continuing coverage of the pivotal Operation FORAGER. Following the Saipan operation, the Marines of the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, and the Army's exceptional 77th Infantry Division cast their eyes on the former American territory of Guam. Invaded and captured by the Japanese in December 1941, Guam and its American loyal inhabitants, were under the Japanese yoke for far too long. The largest land mass in the Marianas would provide a critical staging point for future operations in the Pacific. The once-forgotten American territory would explode in both personnel and importance following its liberation in August 1944.

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0:00.0	I'm Hello, welcome to episode 316 of the Unauthorized History of Pacific War podcast. My name is Seth Periden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby. And with me, as always, is my co-hosted retired Navy captain, Bill Toaddy, former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine, USS Indianapolis, Commodore Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor and many other postings. How are you this December morn, Bill? I am very busy, as are you said?
0:56.0	Well, I'll tell you what, we can't keep up with the comments and emails.
0:59.7	We're getting so many emails a week that I can't respond to them.
1:05.0	So I want to apologize to our viewers and listeners.
1:07.6	We've got the best viewers and listeners in the world.
1:09.4	As we said, you know, 98% of our comments are helpful, constructive, and listeners. We've got the best viewers and listeners in the world. As we said,
1:17.4	you know, 98% of our comments are helpful, constructive, and positive. And the 2% that aren't,
1:23.0	I commented one time, Seth, I think you'll remember this, that, you know, somebody occasionally wants to demonstrate that they're smarter than we are on. Yes.
1:28.3	Baleo class bilge pumps.
1:30.3	And we had a viewer create an entire instructional video on Baleo class bilge pumps.
1:36.3	It must have taken them hours.
1:37.3	It was hilarious.
1:39.3	I had to pick myself off the floor when I saw this.
1:43.3	We just have the greatest viewers in the world, Seth.
1:47.7	Yes, yes. And we make quite a few of them a week or a week ago now. But before we get into those weeds,
1:53.9	we need to welcome the third member of our crew here. John partial, John, how are you this fine,
1:58.7	December morning? Well, you know how I am, but actually, for the sake of our audience, I'm going to say, I'm doing great.
2:06.8	Yeah, so.
2:07.7	Awesome.
2:08.2	Even if it ain't true.
2:09.7	Yeah, even if it ain't true, we're going to pretend it's true.
2:12.8	That said, I did have a great time.
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