Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 21, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. World War II had dragged on for five years when U.S.

Today marks 81 years since the end of the second battle of Guam, a tipping point in the Pacific during World War II when U.S. forces overtook Imperial Japan and recaptured the island. And the moment ...

During the brutal Battle of Guam in World War II, Private First Class Frank Witek repeatedly risked his life to save his fellow Marines. Facing overwhelming Japanese resistance, he single-handedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on July 21, 1944, as the invasion of Guam began in the final year of World War II. World War II ...