Battle of Guam (1944)

Second Battle of Guam
Part of World War II, Pacific War
Two U.S. servicemen plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after U.S. Marines and Army assault troops landed
Date July 21 – August 10, 1944 Location Guam, Mariana Islands Result American Victory
Belligerents
United States	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Roy Geiger	Takeshi Takashina † Hideyoshi Obata †
Strength
56,000	18,500
Casualties and losses
31,987 killed, 6,053 wounded	18,040+ killed, 485 POWs

The Second Battle of Guam (July 21 — August 10, 1944) was the capture of Guam by the United States from Japanese control. Guam was a U.S. territory (in the Mariana Islands). The battle was during the Pacific campaign of World War II.