The island of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean has significance to that generation which fought in World War II and to those subsequent generations via history books and high school exams.
Ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898, it was captured by the Japanese in 1941 and retaken three years later. The famous Battle of Guam started in July 1944 with an American troop landing and ended in August 1944 with an Allied victory.