General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Occupation of Guam

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Occupation of Guam

1946

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1) MCU Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Chamorro natives on Guam. 2) MS General Alexander A. Vandergrift (USMC) and Admiral Nimitz on Guam (SV). 3) HA MCU Admiral Nimitz. 4) MS Combat photographers and reporters in press conference with Admiral Nimitz. 5) HA MCU Chamorro natives demonstrating how they were decapitated by Japanese prior to US invasion of Guam. 6) HA MCU Native's hands tied behind his back. 7) HA MCU Decapitated head of Chamorro, feet of dead native. 8) HA MCU Decapitated Chamorros (SV). 9) LS Natives of Guam in a small village. 10) HA MS PAN Chamorro natives at church; small village on Guam. 11) HA MS Natives dispersing after church services.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...