Chaqui'an Massacre Site
The NRHP nomination states:
Chagui'an represents the intense suffering and hardship endured by the indigenous population (Chamorros) of the U.S. Unincorporated territory of Guam during the 31 month Japanese wartime occupation of the island. Of the many incidents of Japanese military brutality on Guam, the largest known single act of violence is the beheading of 45 Chamorros by the Imperial Japanese Army at Chagui'an. The massacre site exemplifies the atrocities committed on Micronesian populations in the Pacific Theater of Operations and epitomizes the tragic extremes that can be inflicted on small, marginalized, native populations without political authority or the prerogative of military sanction in global conflicts. Chagui'an is one of only a handful of war-related massacres of civilians that occurred on U.S. soil during World War II.
References
- ^ "Chaqui'an Massacre Site".
- ^ Jolie Liston, Cacilie Craft, and Kelly Marsh (2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chaqui'an Massacre Site / Yigo Massacre Site / GHPI Site No. 66-08-1114" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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