Guy Gabaldon
U.S. Marine Corps
Navy Cross
Saipan and Tinian
June–August 1944
Japanese soldiers huddled in caves on the island of Saipan. Having survived a 15-hour banzai attack that left more than 4,000 of their fellow soldiers dead, they had retreated underground and were contemplating suicide. Then someone called out in their language. The person explained that U.S. Marines had surrounded them but offered safety,