Guy Louis Gabaldon Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926–August 31, 2006) was a former United States Marine who, at age 18, captured (or persuaded to surrender) roughly 1,500 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 Medal, which was upgraded by the Marine Corps to the Navy Cross in 1960.That same year, his heroic exploits on Saipan were the basis for a Hollywood film Hell to Eternity. He was called 'Gabby' by his friends, and was an outspoken member of right-wing political organizations. In 1964, he unsuccessfully ran for US Congressman in his Southern California district. In 1990, he authored a book entitled, Saipan: Suicide Island.
Immediately after landing on Saipan I decided that I would go off into enemy territory to fight the war as I saw fit. I always worked alone, usually at night in the bush. I must have seen too many John Wayne movies, because what I was doing was suicidal.
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When I began taking prisoners it became an addiction - I found that I couldn't stop - I was hooked.
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My plan, as impossible as it seemed, was to get near a Japanese emplacement, bunker or cave, and tell them that I had a bunch of marines with me and we were ready to kill them if they did not surrender. I promised that they would be treated with dignity, and that we would make sure that they were taken back to Japan after the war.
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Has 2 sisters who died after him: Florinda Gabaldon and Martha Jensen
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Has 9 children. 6 sons: Guy Jr., Ray, Tony, Yoshio, Jeffrey and Russell. 3 daughters: Aiko, Hanako and Manya
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Was nominated for the highest military award in the United States, the Medal of Honor, for his capture of 1500 number of Japanese prisoners by his commanding officer, Capt. John Schwabe. The Marine Corps initially down graded the award down to Silver Star, then upgraded it to the Navy Cross, an award just below the Medal of Honor.
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Nicknamed "Pied Piper of Saipan" for his single-handed capture of 1,500 Japanese prisoners during World War II.
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Learned Japanese while living with his Japanese-American adoptive family. He was adopted when he was 12. At the outbreak of World War II his adoptive family was sent to a relocation camp in Arizona and he went to Alaska to work in a cannery. He joined the Marines at 17.
$1.1 Million