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Guy Gabaldon, 80, Hero of Battle of Saipan, Dies (captured more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners)
nytimes.com ^
| September 4, 2006
| RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Posted on 09/04/2006 3:50:12 AM PDT by lunarbicep
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To: lunarbicep
Man, what gonads! This guy probably took more Japanese than any other troop or unit in the war - alone. Definitely MOH material in my opinion.
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:03:49 AM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Yeah, I've got an axe to grind...what else would you use on Leftists?)
To: lunarbicep
Damn, all that at 18 years old.
My dad used to always give me the "When I was your age..." speech, I can imagine what versions of that that Guy Jr heard. LOL
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:04:33 AM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: lunarbicep
Here's his own take on his actions:
“The heroes are still over there,” he told The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. “Those who gave their all are the heroes.”
Typical of the real McCoy.
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:09:00 AM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Yeah, I've got an axe to grind...what else would you use on Leftists?)
To: HEY4QDEMS
God bless him and may he live in eternal glory with Our Lord ...
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:10:06 AM PDT
by
sushiman
To: HEY4QDEMS
Yeah, my dad's going to be 80 next week, and he came pretty close to having to go to Germany to kill Nazis, perhaps second or third cousins (his mother is German). VE day came while he was in New York City, on the way over there.
The reason I tell this story is that my girlfriend (who lives in NY) was told this story by him when she came over to visit on 4th of July weekend. He asked her if the "Pepsi Cola Canteen" was still around, he remembers celebrating with fellow servicepeople in that place on that day. Damned if she doesn't track down the Pepsi Cola historian on her return visit, they GAVE her a professionally framed color photograph of what the place looked like in the mid 40's, to give to him for his birthday. She's visiting here now, and we're going to give it to him tomorrow!
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:17:00 AM PDT
by
hunter112
(Total victory at home and in the Middle East!)
To: lunarbicep
May he rest in peace. Prayers for his family.
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:22:44 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: IncPen; BartMan1; Forecaster
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:24:44 AM PDT
by
Nailbiter
To: lunarbicep
When “Hell to Eternity” was about to open, Mr. Gabaldon reflected on his exploits but also on his comrades in arms. “The heroes are still over there,” he told The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. “Those who gave their all are the heroes.”
Humble man.
Rest in peace, Marine.
Semper Fi
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:49:57 AM PDT
by
Captain Rhino
( Dollars spent in India help a friend; dollars spent in China arm an enemy.)
To: lunarbicep
I saw Hell to Eternity several years ago. It was one of the last movies to feature Sessue Hayakawa, an actor and producer who was one of the pioneers of the movie industry.
To: lunarbicep
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posted on
09/04/2006 5:13:45 AM PDT
by
barker
(Some days are diamonds, some days are stones.)
To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; Samwise; Peanut Gallery; bentfeather; alfa6
To: lunarbicep
My parents knew this guy. I remember them talking about him. Rest In Peace Marine.
Semper Fi.
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posted on
09/04/2006 5:36:21 AM PDT
by
skimask
(People who care what you do don't matter.......People who matter don't care what you do.)
To: Professional Engineer
How hard is it to capture prisoners?
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posted on
09/04/2006 6:34:33 AM PDT
by
Corey Ohlis
(Visualize Swirled Peas)
To: Corey Ohlis
It's a good thing you've asked an important question about history. If you do a little reading on the subject of the war against the japanese you'll get your answer...
I'm not a veteran myself so I'll let others give you a more direct answer.
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posted on
09/04/2006 6:41:45 AM PDT
by
OKSooner
To: Corey Ohlis
It's easier to kill them.
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posted on
09/04/2006 7:43:20 AM PDT
by
proudpapa
(of three.)
To: lunarbicep
Interesting. I wonder where these 1,000 Japanese prisoners were kept?
From what I have read, there were very few prisoner of war camps for Japanese prisoners, and those were mostly in Australia and New Zealand.
If anyone knows the details of where these particular prisoners were sent, I would be interested in the details --- my guess is that they must have been divided since I don't think any of the camps that I have read about could have accommodated 1,000 additional Japanese prisoners in a single go.
To: snowsislander
It wasn't 1,000 prisoners in a "single go." He went out many nights on solo missions. The total was over 1,000.
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posted on
09/04/2006 11:08:15 AM PDT
by
El Gran Salseron
(The FR Canteen's World Famous Resident Equal Opportunity Male Chauvinist Pig! Got it? :-))
To: lunarbicep
He didn't get the attention -- or the medal -- he deserved.
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posted on
09/04/2006 3:33:18 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
Hahah
He was upgraded to the Navy Cross only in 1960. He originally got a silver star for all this!
Guy Gabaldon was a mexican american, BTW.
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posted on
09/04/2006 4:23:28 PM PDT
by
ketelone
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