Posted on Dec 21, 2021
Descendants of former Marine Corps Base land owners sought
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The Guam Museum is seeking more information about the families who lived around Magua’, the site of construction for Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, during World War II.
Census documents from 1940, identified by local historian Dave Lotz, show that at least 26 people lived in the area. Documents from the U.S. Navy’s land condemnations in 1950 provide a list of landowners, which include members of the Ada, Cruz, Manibusan, Iglesias, and Taitingfong families.
Census documents from 1940, identified by local historian Dave Lotz, show that at least 26 people lived in the area. Documents from the U.S. Navy’s land condemnations in 1950 provide a list of landowners, which include members of the Ada, Cruz, Manibusan, Iglesias, and Taitingfong families.
Descendants of former Marine Corps Base land owners sought
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Descendants, remains
Much of the public focus on human remains found during base construction has been around pre-Spanish, Latte-era discoveries, but it shouldn’t be assumed that those were the only remains in the area, Lotz said.
At least one person had contacted Bevacqua after they found their great-grandmother listed on the 1940 census. Another reached out to Lotz after seeing one of their family members named on the documents and believed they may have been buried there.
According to Koenig, one set of remains was found next to Japanese WWII-era equipment and was undergoing laboratory analysis with the Japanese Consulate. Much of the remains, however, were fragmentary and difficult to analyze.
“These remains with unknown ethnicity and time period will continue to be treated with dignity and respect and will be reinterred at the SHPO-designated crypt,” she said.
Bevacqua said it was reasonable to think that some of the residents in Magua’ during the war would have buried their dead at the site."...
..."Descendants, remains
Much of the public focus on human remains found during base construction has been around pre-Spanish, Latte-era discoveries, but it shouldn’t be assumed that those were the only remains in the area, Lotz said.
At least one person had contacted Bevacqua after they found their great-grandmother listed on the 1940 census. Another reached out to Lotz after seeing one of their family members named on the documents and believed they may have been buried there.
According to Koenig, one set of remains was found next to Japanese WWII-era equipment and was undergoing laboratory analysis with the Japanese Consulate. Much of the remains, however, were fragmentary and difficult to analyze.
“These remains with unknown ethnicity and time period will continue to be treated with dignity and respect and will be reinterred at the SHPO-designated crypt,” she said.
Bevacqua said it was reasonable to think that some of the residents in Magua’ during the war would have buried their dead at the site."...
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