Battle Of Guam (1944)

	conflict	Battle of Guam
	caption	Two US officers plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after US Marines and Army assault troops landed
	date	July 21 1944 &ndash August 8 1944
	place	Guam , Mariana Islands
	result	American Victory
	combatant1	United States
	combatant2	Empire Of Japan
	commander1	Roy Geiger
	commander2	Takeshi Takashima <br> Hideyoshi Obata
	strength1	36,000
	strength2	18,500
	casualties1	3,000 killed,<br> 7,122 wounded
	casualties2	18,000+ killed,<br> 485 POW s

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