WWII Prisoners of the Japanese on SAIPAN | History Traveler Episode 229

The Battle of Saipan was one of the most violent and decisive battles of the Pacific War in WWII. Located in the Mariana Islands, Saipan was to be the first target in a larger campaign codenamed Operation Forager. One secured, this and the islands of Guam and Tinian would put the U.S. B-29 bombers in range of the Japanese home islands. But before the first Marine would step foot on Saipan, there were other Americans who were on this island. But not by choice.
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[@TheBloodStripeArtist]

My great uncle, Cpl. George Iverson, Co. B, 24 Marines, 4th Marine Division, was wounded on June 18, 1944 on Saipan. Due to his wounds he missed the Tinian landings. He was killed on Iwo Jima in 45 and is buried at the "Punchbowl".

[@Ndiver81]

My most sincere condolences on the loss of your great uncle. 💔🇺🇸

[@austinknowlton1783]

Semper Fi

[@epfan4life1]

I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless him and may he rest in peace.

[@BigLisaFan]

Respects always to your great uncle.

[@peggyscott66]

A true American hero!

[@MOaxol]

as someone who was born and raised in saipan it is so strange to see things that are just inherent to me be seen as something so special. i hope you had a fun time here!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Loved that island. I didn’t like the heat, but everything else was amazing.

[@mollyfeenstra4192]

Lived on Saipan in 1975/6 - father helped develop the airport there. Was an interesting time for finding WWII history on the island.

[@thomasmcdaniel6264]

Did your father possibly mention anything about Amelia Earhart or her plane?

[@mollyfeenstra4192]

@@thomasmcdaniel6264 we knew many locals there who claimed to have seen a “white woman” on the island.

[@edkight6447]

J.D. Thanks so much for making this "easy"trip to the Pacific. Can't imagine the courage it took to cross that open area in front of those bunkers ! Special meaning to me because my favorite uncle served in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Leyte in the Philippines. True story, he carried a silver dollar in his shirt pocket thru out the campaign given to him from his future wife. "You may need this some day, think of me" He did need it, it deflected a Japanese bullet and saved his life. He was buried with it a few years ago.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow!

[@maudey53]

Keep them coming. My dad was in t he south Pacific starting in July 1944,. He was with the army 77th division, all the way to Ie Shima, a small island off the western coast of Okinawa, where he was shot through the chest and shoulder, and out the back. He was evaced to Guam, where his physical wounds healed. He dealt with the horror of war in his dreams and occasional waking hours until he died in 2008. Thank you for doing this!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

You'll like the next several episodes. Got some 77th Infantry Division content on the way.

[@roadlizardcu8664]

Excellent! Can't imagine being held in one of those cells in that tropical humidity on a poor diet and being interrogated. God Bless those souls and as always a huge Thank You to all those who have served. Looking forward to this series.

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

This guy pretends it was better than it was. The American prisoners were usually tortured in the worst ways imaginable before being killed

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yeah, The humidity there is unbearable. Being in a jail cell would just add to the misery.

[@user-td2jw9ze2c]

You should check out the atrocities committed by the US soldiers in Saipan

[@roadlizardcu8664]

Name the battle, Name the soldiers origin an no matter you will always find what tortured by war minds create@@user-td2jw9ze2c

[@tod2992]

Hi JD. I'm rewatcing this play list again. Does anyone else reading this?😊

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@michaelblagrave7648]

Love seeing you covering the Pacific. My father was a gunners mate on the USS Terry E Stevenson, a liberty boat, during WWII. The pulled into Saipan while the fight was still raging to offload supply for the grunts fighting the battle

[@epfan4life1]

Thank God for what your Father did in WWII. Grateful for his service.

[@motaman8074]

My dad was also on a liberty ship. (USS Bjarne A. Lia) Go Merchant Marine!

[@benavraham4397]

My father was in San Diego in the Navy during the war. He said war is first and foremost, an EXPORT INDUSTRY. I'm sure my father was gazing at your father.

[@michaelblagrave7648]

@@motaman8074 My dad was USNavy, not merchant marine. Regular navy manned the guns on the liberty ships. My dad was a 20mm antiaircraft gunner

[@motaman8074]

@@michaelblagrave7648 I knew that about the Navy gunners. I just wanted to shout out the MM. Your father and his mates were much appreciated by my dad and the rest of the crew.

[@maxnos8250]

My great uncle fought there. He joined the Marines in 1937. Fought in WW2, Korea and Vietnam before retiring as a Sargent Major. He has passed on but I remember asking him which Island was the worst in his experience in WW2 and his response was Saipan.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh wow.

[@maxnos8250]

@@TheHistoryUnderground I have to admit. Your videos are amazing. Military history is my passion. Especially WW2. I’m envious my friend. Love the videos.

[@dawndickson2156]

Looking forward to learning about the Pacific campaign. I had family that fought in the European and Pacific campaign as many of your viewers. My Gram had letters typed on delicate paper from surviving crew members of a Catalina that her brother piloted. He got crew out and went down in the pacific with the plane. There is a barn at our local fair named in his honor. As a kid I had so many questions but was taught that it not polite to ask. Being born in the sixties the wounds and memories of my uncles that came home ….it was not the time to ask. I respected that. But I now often think of the personal stories and events in history they each took to their grave. Very grateful for what you are doing. Am certain these places are extremely humbling to visit. Thank you for taking us along.

[@BigLisaFan]

Yes, we learned and were told not to ask. A man down the street was captured in Hong Kong. He was frail looking and drank a heck of a lot. Not sure if his appearance was from the drink or being a captive but I am sure that certainly didn't help.. He never worked but did get a supplemental disability pension for being a prisoner. I know it would have been emotional, but I wish more veterans recorded their personal recollections. I find those more interesting than the overall history.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow!

[@cdd4248]

Yes, I too was born in the sixties and no one ever talked about it -being a kid, I probably would not have had good questions anyway- but I remember the 'quiet' regarding the war. We were barely one generation post war and I am sorry for the lost opportunities.

[@saltdog7585]

I know I'm a year plus late, but this is a great companion series to Ian Toll's the conquering tide. Nothing like learning about a battle and being able to see what that actually looks like today.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@ronaldsinclair6837]

My dad was in the 2nd Marines fought on Sipan. He told me they never had a prisoner, only dead Japanese soldiers. War is hell.

[@benavraham4397]

My father from the Navy, said Marines move fast and take no time for prisoners, and care nothing about casualties.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

It was a rough place for sure.

[@frenchfan3368]

Wow! I am so excited for the rest of this series on the war in the Pacific. So many aspects of the Second World War are covered on this channel that are rarely if ever covered. Keep up the good work!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@HighlanderNorth1]

☑️🤔 Yeah, and one day historians like ^him will be able to visit Iwo Jima and teach us about it's war history. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait roughly 920 more years for those documentaries to be researched and filmed. After all, the Japanese DID say that it would take 1,000 years for the island to be conquered. So we've still got a LONG wait, and a LOT of fighting ahead of us before the Japanese defenses are breached..... But I'm confident that my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson will help lead the final charge for victory! I'll be so proud of him!😁

[@roberthenry9319]

So awesome. No better history channel on the internet.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@donaldwrightson]

What a great video! My grandfather fought(and was wounded) in the Philippines and am very interested in the battles in the Pacific!!! Keep up the great work!!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@6mm250]

My aunt was in the US Navy Nurse Corps during WWII and she went to Saipan. She told me that when she got there that there were still armed Japanese on the island that had not surrendered. All the Japanese didn't surrender until December 1945 , 3 months after the official surrender. I have a picture of my aunt standing in front of a quonset on the island.

[@MrPmtmedic]

As a USCG vet who was stationed on Guam, we visited Saipan several times. Thank you for bringing back fond memories. While your there, don’t miss out on the other battlegrounds on Plau, Truk, Tinian etc.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@stobben]

J.D., you just get better all the time. Thanks for all you do!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@johnhinton2003]

Very well done. I was on Saipan in the mid 1990’s teaching some classes for their police officers. Saw many of the places you’ve presented. I was surprised at how often I came across unexploded ordinance from the WW2 battle. There was an open structure at the end of the island. If a resident found old ordinance, they could take it there and leave it inside. A Naval detachment from Guam would come to Saipan periodically to render the ordinance safe. Found lots of war debris in the lagoon. Would love to go back!

[@justing42]

My Grandfather was a POW in Kanchanaburi…Hellfire Pass. Australian Army captured in Java area. Was in camps for 3 years…the suffering that went on in those places was unimaginable. A video of that place would be amazing, especially on ANZAC Day.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow!

[@joeritchie4554]

This is so cool! My Mom had family members who fought throughout the Pacific. I am so glad you are presenting this part of the war. Also, had a family friend that fought on Gaudalcanal. That would be cool to see.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I would love to get there. Wish that they would open back up to travel.

[@bladesausteel]

I'm ashamed to admit I know hardly anything about the war in the Pacific so thank you, J.D., for educating us all.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

No shame at all. We are all learning.

[@SoCal780]

I couldn’t begin to imagine what being held in a cell like that would be like. True heroes. Great video, JD, thanks sir. 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@fredv7487]

Awesome JD. Glad to see you on the other side of the pond. Stay safe. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@1psychofan]

This was so good!!! Seeing the prison, and thinking how horrible it must have been for them…wow! Incredible

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@user-ou4gz2pg4d]

Wow....no words just much emotion. Incredible sites and great information. It's really quite helpful to be able to see and hear so much details of this time in war. Thanks a bunch JD for all your efforts to bring us truth and amazement. Take care.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@davidl259]

I have only one complaint, I wish your videos were twice as long as they normally are :)

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

nobody needs to see my face for that long.😅

[@shawnnevel3892]

My Grandfather was in the invasion of Saipan, he was a BM1 on the LST-130. He was in the first wave of the invasion delivering the Second Marine Division to the beaches. He was also in Titian invasion right after.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow!

[@dave3156]

JD so glad you are doing this series. Beautiful beaches now back then not so much. Looking forward to the other sites on Saipan and other stops on this journey. Always top shelf material from you--thanks for sharing!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@stevenwright9594]

I’ve been to Guadalcanal, Guam and Iwo Jima - but not to Saipan. Thank you for this wonderful video honoring these great heroes. Please keep up the great work!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@johns8771]

In one of the many documentaries about Amelia Earhart's disappearance, they put forth a theory that she was captured and imprisoned on Saipan as well.

[@lightingbolt8148]

That doesn’t even make sense given weren’t at war for another couple years

[@johns8771]

@@lightingbolt8148 The Japanese gained control of the Northern Marianas at the end of WW I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. They retained control until the US invaded in 1944. Earhart went missing in 1937,

[@CODfan1414]

Incredible! My grandpa was in the 3rd marine division and was wounded on Iwo, I know how hard it is to visit that island but I hope to get there some day. I’m excited to see you cover Guam as he was stationed there before the invasion. Thank you for bringing this content to us!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@thunderlipsbrother1411]

Give me shout if you ever make the trip. I'd be glad to show you around bud.

[@billyjoe6933]

Your very lucky to get to see this place so much history. Thanks for letting us see it to

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad to share the experience. Thank you for watching.

[@Rdibo24]

So awesome man!! I’ve been subscribed to your channel for over a year & love all your videos! (The towns/villages in France were amazing). BUT PLEASE do as much Pacific theatre coverage as possible. Keep up the good work, love the videos!!!

[@misterbaker9728]

I agree. I’m really into the Pacific and honestly Vietnam and Korea as well. Idk why lol

[@Rdibo24]

I completely agree, the other theatres of war don’t get the coverage they deserve

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@marksullivan1237]

Great video! Fascinating content. The Japanese jail footage a story in itself. Thrilled you’re embarking on the Pacific theatre aspect of WW2. No doubt your productions will parallel the excellence you presented in the Normandy and beyond European theatre videos. The Pacific tour hits closer considering my dad was a AAA Fire Control Officer on the battleship USS Pennsylvania in ‘44-45 and involved in several historical naval battles. Keep up the excellent work JD! 🇺🇸

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you. I am hoping that people will enjoy the content.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Excellent….change it up a bit! Hope you get to Truk (Chuuk)…some amazing shoreside, forgotten and abandoned hardware, buildings, bunkers (one overlooking the airport)…and of course the wrecks! Thanks, Andrew

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Didn’t make it there. But I would like to someday.

[@cyndiebill6631]

It’s amazing how the jungle tries to reclaim itself. To look at the Island now it’s hard to believe there was a war there. If the bunkers weren’t there you would never know that a battle actually happened there. Great video and can’t wait to see more.👍😁

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks. The island looks completely different now than it did in 1944. The jungle has reclaimed everything.

[@thunderlipsbrother1411]

Not quite.. theirs a few old Sherman tanks around the island. Infact theirs one out side my sliding door on the beach in about 6ft of water ( high tide ) right now.

[@christ_iant]

I live on Saipan! You make our Island look so Beautiful. I can recognize where you are just from the islands in the back

[@larrydemaar409]

Thanks for showing the Japanese prison. It reminds me of the Louis Zamperini story -“Unbroken”.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty awful place.

[@christopherboyd7177]

loved your conversation with WW2TV

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! That is one of my favorite channels.

[@ChristyD067]

So excited to watch this series! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@dankryskalla8490]

I am going shore fishing on that very beach today! Saipan is great - hot - small, but a good place to avoid another North Dakota Winter..

[@thomasanthony9374]

Absolutely fascinating. I'm pumped for this series. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@Chard-O]

Thank you for the preview of Saipan. I will be there next March. When you mentioned the POW's were moved to Omori, I think that is where Louis Zamperini was also held for a period of time and subjected to brutal torture. Once again, thank you for the great video.

[@BigLisaFan]

Yes, he was a prisoner at Omori. I read the book of his life, I could not put it down. Truly a real hero and a very brave and lucky man.

[@jefsantamonica641]

Yes, "Unbroken." What an amazing piece of writing.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@johnmarlin4661]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Check out a series of blogs by "Saipan Pictures" by a former Marine who lived on Saipan in the 90's and explored caves etc on Saipan used during WW2 .

[@marklettow6610]

Are you going to Saipan on a tour in March?

[@dewaynesablan5646]

A very well made video, job well done... Thank You for coming.

[@kiwifruit27]

You cover the most interesting topics. Thanks

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@genedaspit8570]

I have been waiting for this. While in the Air Force, I was stationed on Guam in the 70s but never go a chance to visit Saipan and Tinian. Even on Guam, there wasn't much information available. My on views of Saipan and Tinian were from B-52 flying over at 30,000 feet and seeing the runways on Tinian for the B-29s. I am looking forward to the rest of the series, especially the ones taken on Guam.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

My uncle was a B-52 crew chief on Guam during Vietnam.

[@heyvideog]

The only channel I watch where I hit the "like" before watching the show....it never disappoints.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Appreciate that 👊🏻

[@simon6ppc246]

Brilliant episode my friend 100% keep them coming.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@skimmer8774]

I knew you were going to make it to the Pacific theater. Lots to learn so I'm paying attention. Thank you for putting up the the heat.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks. And that heat. Oh my gosh.

[@Freedom-nu7he]

I love this channel!! JD you are completely killing it keep it up, this is great knowledge for the younger generations to learn.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@TheFunkhouser]

Nice intro JD. Imagine all the WW2 pilots that fly over the island and had that view. WOW!

[@avagrimslid9535]

Wow love seeing this. My son lives there and I have not been able to get to the island. This is wonderful to see the history of the islands. Thank you to all who served, and fought for our country.

[@hooper4581]

Awesome tour JD looking forward to it. Always a pleasure to watch pal thanks for taking us along

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@Ronaldl2350]

The areas that were the sight of such death and horror. Look so nice today, that water is so blue and beautiful. Thank you for going off the beaten path and showing stuff you don't normally see in documentaries etc... Saw the WW2tv live stream, it was great!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! That is one of my favorite channels.

[@edwardh1591]

Great documentary! Thank you for your sharing

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@GhostofSicklesleg]

What a way to end the day, great job JD. Looking forward to seeing the whole series!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@hillvolfan]

Thank you for bringing HISTORY and make it alive for us. Much appreciated.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate you it. Hopefully the channel is doing some good.

[@richardlewis4069]

I explored the jail in 1979. It’s funny to me because as I walked through the jail and went around a corner there were two very angry dogs. Probably related to the dogs you ran into. Had to back out. One of the theories of what happened to Amelia Earhart was that she was held in this jail by the Japanese. At least today the Northern Mariana Islands do not include Guam. The former being a US Commonwealth and the later being a US Territory. Thanks for bring back some memories.

[@janetcarey6954]

It's nice to learn more sides of the Pacific history of WWII.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@danielcombs3207]

Your channel is my favorite. I love history and documentaries. You do a wonderful job of telling nuggets of American Military history in a concise interesting way. Thank you for your work.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Much appreciated. Thank you for watching.

[@JDrumnavy]

This was the place that intrigued me the most to start learning more WW2 history. I came to Saipan in ‘97 on the USS Blueridge. Looks the same still. I have pictures of that very bunker. There were tanks and other war junk close by there I believe. Can you imagine those Marines coming up through that blue water onto that beach with pill boxes every 50 yards or so…

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Unreal.

[@williamthompson6264]

Really good episode. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@blackmist744]

Awesome videos man, I absolutely love history. You make me love history even more, I thank you for all your efforts you put in these videos.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@fishbrainfrancis5174]

Excited for how you are gonna move through the experiences and take more episodes to do it. Crawl through it!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@andreguillette6293]

@5:22 what a deadly position , with it's low to the ground coverage it must have been a tough position to creep up on enough to take it out.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wait until you see the view from the Japanese positions in a later video.

[@andreguillette6293]

@@TheHistoryUnderground I eagerly await !!

[@larryburwell8550]

Great video thank you for traveling to all these places and letting us see all this history. Your a fine man and very well educated on the subject

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you. Glad to share the experiences.

[@matthewtolbert7928]

Excellent start can’t wait to see the places

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@mamab4211]

Very interesting!! Thanks JD! 🙏🏻💪🏻

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@patrickpurdue2739]

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of your content over the years, but have been particularly interested in this new series on the Pacific Campaign beginning with Saipan. What I enjoy about what you do is the research you've done. I have read WWII history extensively, and particularly the war in the Pacific since my dad fought in this theater in the US Navy. Keep up your excellent work.

[@jasonnulton4124]

Fantastic you’re in the Pacific! Can’t wait to see the rest!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@Eschkabibbel]

These are just so awesome, really well done; thank you for doing these! Also, from South Dakota, a big HELLO to the Gettysburg Museum! Love you guys!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@dconn74]

Oh THAT was wonderful! I can hardly wait for the rest of the series, and the videos of the other islands that you are going to. What I am looking forward to the most is when you finally get to the Philippines! Hopefully you have a lot of time for that series.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I would love to get to the Philippines.

[@vw2112]

@@TheHistoryUnderground don't rush to it man. you cannot actually get to the most famous part of the Philippines now. The island is closed off as of june 2021. due to the owners of the island going out of business and not being able to go to Corregidor. You can still see the landing zones along Leyte but its hard to get to them as no ports along that side of the island There are ways still of getting to Corregidor but once there there is no infrastructure to even move about the island. Bataan is still viable to visit along the death march and Subic and Clark are there but not much to see in the area that i found after looking for a month. Hope to get back there in a year or so and maybe the island will be an option to visit then if someone takes over the running of it.

[@jaredevildog6343]

You're my new favorite video producer on KZbin my brother. Thanks for bringing great content of what my fellow brothers went through. 👍 SEMPER FI !

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@sallyethridge1393]

I am so jealous of your travels. Very interesting, thanks.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad to share the experience. Thanks for watching.

[@johnbeiser6205]

I was excited to watch this episode, but would like to point something out you missed about the Old Japanese Jail. Marines, including my grandfather, carved their names into the wall of the jail. My grandfather's inscription of "J.A. Beiser June 15/44" was the most detailed and and prompted Saipan resident Eric Johnson to reach out to him, which is how we all learned it existed. I can't include links, but if you google search, "Flickr WWII Mystery Name/Date", it is the first result and Eric also links to his blogspot in the description. My grandfather did not remember making the carving, but did remember suffering an illness during that same time. He was a Seabee and was in the 121st Naval Construction Battalion. One thing he did on Saipan was guard POW's and as you can see in the Flickr comments, there is a picture of him holding up a drawing that one of the POWs made in exchange for cigarettes.

[@fredsato7778]

Welcome to Saipan, sir! I hope you enjoy your stay and film as much about our history. There many bunkers located around the airport, Obyan beach, and of course the northside of the island.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Loved my time there.

[@ja37d-34]

Would love to see Saipan, thanks for sharing!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Awesome place. Thank you for watching.

[@ja37d-34]

@@TheHistoryUnderground I can imagine P-51Ds taking off.. Such a cool place.. And looks like lovely beaches too.. Sad about the US servicemen that suffered there though. Glad you are telling their stories.

[@jondoe399]

THANKS JD.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

My pleasure.

[@benjaminrush4443]

Real Good video to see you traveling the Pacific Theater. We'll get to enjoy the journey as well. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@andrewdavis8062]

We would love to see a video on Iwo Jima!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Me too.

[@roxannashively3751]

Very interesting. My husband did TDY there twice and we are looking forward to more videos on Saipan.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@phyllishershkowitz3806]

Can't wait for more of this series. Thanks so much!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@bmcg5296]

Great to see these old buildings and have them documented before the jungle once again reclaim’s it.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@markpalmer6760]

Nature is really amazing, taking over that jailhouse. Interesting story as always, your videos are so good looking forward to the next one.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@jamesmooney8933]

My father was in the 27th Army Div. He was a machine gunner on a tank. He was in the Banzai Attack.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@HCooper92]

Absolutely amazing work and I just love the pacific theater! Would love the see you on Peleliu in the future!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you. That island is very high on my list.

[@nmalueg1990]

Going to Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Peleliu would be amazing if you could!

[@andreguillette6293]

Once again i am so envious of your great adventures .. Look at that place !! I am so happy you bring us to these places and i hope you take the time to relax and enjoy your surroundings, Thank You again for such great content.

[@tylerlaster3300]

Its so awesome that you are getting to do this with your life. So glad I found this channel🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you for watching. Much appreciated.

[@bp4790]

Hopefully when you get to Guam, you could feature Yokoi’s cave.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

The original cave is gone. Collapsed in a typhoon.

[@jefsantamonica641]

Thank you for this. All my family experience is with the ETO. While both theaters just had horrific crimes, I think the PTO was worse for the POW's.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yes, I think that is a fair assessment.

[@eclipsehorse8693]

much of this is due to the fact the Japanese never signed off on the Geneva convention for the treatment of prisoners, and Japan's belief system that prisoners were worth nothing, and surrender was dishonorable. The Germans in Europe at least had a little chivalry when it came to the treatment of enemy prisoners.

[@yanzhao7298]

What a nightmare. They just found the bunker/ cave in France where 200 German WW1 soldiers met their death. Please do a series on WW1

[@MrAmptech]

Many Navy Corpsmen who were not actually attached to a Marine unit were sent ashore in the second line to support the invasion. Would be interesting to hear some of their stories as well.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@MrFrankturbo1]

Excellent again JD .. my pop fought in the South Pacific (Guadalcanal ) and I always have had great interest in the stuff you are covering now .. keep it coming !!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

If Guadalcanal would ever open back up for travel, I’d love to go there.

[@vw2112]

@@TheHistoryUnderground I will find out that info for you JD I am currently in Darwin and heading to the Brisbane side next week. I have found stuff in Darwin from the war such as tunnels and bombing sites. I am going to port moresby in the near future and the are around it as well.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@vw2112 wow! Thanks.

[@vw2112]

@@TheHistoryUnderground no prob i enjoy scouting areas to put you into knowing how much you love the sun and sand out here. still waiting on you to flesh out the Okinawa trip lol

[@timspencer1856]

Very nicely done as always. Looking forward to the next one

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@justinweaver8787]

Wild video sir very cool. Have a good weekend.

[@Txchef85]

I grew up on Kwajalein in the Marshall islands...seeing this video reminds me of my childhood out there. It was really interesting growing up on a world war 2 site, there were relics of what happened in that area all over. Off the beach there is a Japanese zero with human remains still inside that you could do a relatively easy dive to to check out.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow! I would love to visit there.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I dated a lady who worked on Kwajalein . Seemed like a nice place to live for at least a short time

[@peggyscott66]

Good video.. Im learning some things that I did not know about the Pacific Theater.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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