Men of the 3rd Marine Division rush the beach at Asan and look for cover from Japanese defensive fire. This photo is one of many in this commemorative book about the battle to recapture Guam (top).

Manuel Cruz Perez, USN, gets a warm homecoming from his family as he returns to Guam as a member of the liberating force in August 1944. Welcoming Perez, right to left, are his 24-year-old sister, Mariquita; his 71-year-old grandmother; his 23-year-old sister, Conchita; his two-year-old nephew Jose III, and his brother, Jose, Jr. (bottom).

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