McMillin surrendered Guam, all Americans, military or civilian, and some Spanish clergy, notably Guam Bishop Miguel Olano, were imprisoned.
After that, I was taken prisoner, of course.”Īfter Gov. Anyway, I had a hard time when they were finally released. “Some of the bombs fell close to the jail - didn’t hit them, but jarred the building. Later, as the Japanese sent aircraft to strafe and bomb the island prior to a troop landing, explosions rocked the jail, causing some distress to the prisoners inside.
“He said, ‘Charlie, round up all these Japanese (local residents), put them in the jail and turn all the other prisoners loose,’ which I did.” 8, 1941, (the same day as Pearl Harbor because of the International Date line), McMillin ordered Todd to imprison Japanese residents of the island. When Japanese planes attacked Guam on Dec. Sgambelluri and Juan Taitano Todd described his staff and those men as “outstanding,” and the crime rate as practically nil. “I was wearing three hats,” he said.Īssisting him in the police department were Juan Roberto, Adolfo C. Todd served as the aide to naval Governor George McMillin, was named by the governor as chief of police, and was also part of the naval justice system. He had come to the island in 1939 after 18 months of duty at sea, and he and his wife lived in a home between Piti and Asan. He and his wife Marcelline, and their child, loved their life on Guam. The Japanese occupation of Guam overturned Todd’s world. Todd was among the American military and civilian personnel taken from Guam in January 1942 after the Japanese invasion of the island. For him, World War II was a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan. History was unfolding before people’s eyes everywhere.īut retired Marine Brig.
World War II was an experience that shattered lives around the globe, leaving few countries little affected by the conflict.
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