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 | The China through which Guam sailed was racked by war from the day she commissioned - first, civil war as Communists battled Nationalists for control of the ancient nation; and then, total war as Japanese forces sought to win and control China and her vast resources. |
| Guam also evacuated American civilians from Wuhu to Hankow in December 1937 in front of approaching Japanese forces, and a year later served as station ship at Standard Vacuum Oil installations in Hankow to protect American lives and property while Chinese and Japanese armies clashed nearby. |
| Guam and her sister gunboats, remaining doggedly on station and conducting daily "Repel-Boarders" drills, were a reassuring sight for American civilians. |
| History (1258 words) |
| Guam participated in may evaluations and tests throughout the next few years and on July 1, 1974, Guam completed the ISCS evaluation and was redesignated Amphibious Assault Ship. |
| While deployed to the Mediterranean in May, 1982, Guam was sent to the coast of Lebanon to prepare for possible evacuation operationsor intervention in the war raging between the Israelies and opposing Palestinian and Syrian forces. |
| Guam was instrumental in the recovery of one of the rocket booster nose cones which was able to be loaded on to the flight deck and returned for inspection. |
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