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Mar 22, 1926 Los Angeles, California, United States Died on 31 Aug 2006 (aged 80)
United States Marine who won the Navy Cross
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About Guy Gabaldon
- Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded to surrender over 1,300 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the battles for Saipan and Tinian islands in 1944 during World War II.
- Though Gabaldon was recommended for the Medal of Honor, he received the Silver Star, which was upgraded by the Marine Corps to the Navy Cross in 1960. In 1960, a friend of Gabaldon's with Hollywood connections influenced the industry to make a movie about Gabaldon's version of events on Saipan called Hell to Eternity.
- He was called 'Gabby' by his friends, but he became known as "The Pied Piper of Saipan" for his heroism on that island.
- In 1964, he unsuccessfully ran for US Congressman in his Southern California district.
- In 1990, he authored a book entitled, Saipan: Suicide Island.
