Guam, invaded in July, '44, meant the retaking of an American possesion lost to the Japs in the early part of the war. There was a lot of sentiment in this fight for Guam. Every man was out to do his best. Causeways were launched but could only go into the reef where supplies were loaded onto vehicles and taken ashore over the coral reef. Barges were kept busy going from ship to reef where LVT's took up the load and carried it onto the beach. From their many hidden gun batteries, the Japs made many attempts to drive off the supply line but the troops ashore finally knocked these positions out.

Contributed by John Ratomski