@SweStuff94 That's a question I have been asking myself often. I have met one older local who told me that when he was young, he and his father would search the jungles and caves for the skulls. I'm not sure if they broke the skulls open there or if they brought them home first. They would brake the gold teeth out and melt them down to make jewelry. Another possibility is that the coconut crabs were able to brake the skulls into smaller pieces and drag them to their holes.
Hi, I haven't been in that cave. Good find. Is that Ridge 300? The Marines were not on Nafutan Point, it was the Army's 105th Inf. 27th Infantry Div. The cave was more than likely one of the caves demolished by the Battalion during battle on or around June 23rd. Joe Olivera, of Santa Maria, California was in 2nd Battalion,105th Anti-Tank Co. He says it was hell.
@Skipjack16 Hi SkipJack. This was one of many caves all in a row. Thanks for the correction. After exploring Naftan over the past couple of years I'm still in disbelief how they could attack that area and not suffer extremely heavy casualties. I would definitely agree with Joe Olivera.
REALY GOOD video! You are realy good to find relics from the war time. I was realy tutched by the findings of the japanese soldier, they where humans too and I cant imagine how it would be like in one of the caves during the battle. You should also make one video there the last banzai-attack took plase. I am watching all youre videos, to get some information where to go whe im am going to the summer.
Very good video - thanks for posting it. I have been trying to locate the site of a blockhouse explosion near Lau Lau village overlooking the bay. If you email me at servetast (at) yahoo (dot) com I would be happy to relay some images from then. I really would love to know where this spot is, as I too want to visit some day soon.
Hi, I wish I was able to talk to your uncle. He must have had lots of stories about the battle and Nafutan that I am interested in. Did he tell you any other stories? The 4th Marines means he was the first to hit the beach on June 1944. You sent me a couple of his pictures which appeared to have been taken around San Vicente (just an educated guess). Bring his pictures with you and let me know when you are here and we can find those exact locations.
@Chester2929 Update: Thanks to Chester's uncle's pictures and Chester's research on the general area of the bunker and a mutual friend named Josh, we found the bunker. It was amazing standing at the site while holding pictures of it taken in 1944. You can see it in my "Lau Lau Bay" video:
his family is still wondering what happened to him I am sure
fuzzypaws17 1 month ago
wow! this is awesome!
icedemoness 7 months ago
@icedemoness Thanks Alex.
SaipanPictures 7 months ago
Did you find a katana?
JinKazama92 11 months ago
@JinKazama92 I don't think I have. Is that a sword?
SaipanPictures 10 months ago
@SaipanPictures
Yes its a sword which all the high ranking officers carry with them.
JinKazama92 10 months ago
@JinKazama92 I think the American soldiers took most of those home with them after WWII.
SaipanPictures 10 months ago
i lookt on manny of ur vids "way do we dont see anny heads?
SweStuff94 11 months ago
@SweStuff94 That's a question I have been asking myself often. I have met one older local who told me that when he was young, he and his father would search the jungles and caves for the skulls. I'm not sure if they broke the skulls open there or if they brought them home first. They would brake the gold teeth out and melt them down to make jewelry. Another possibility is that the coconut crabs were able to brake the skulls into smaller pieces and drag them to their holes.
SaipanPictures 11 months ago
@SaipanPictures to bad that so good arctifakts were destord :( but people do what they can ti survive,
SweStuff94 11 months ago
take a machete and hack trails , it'll make your job easier .
WW2MODELBUILDER 11 months ago
Amazing, you should get your own damn tv show, in my opinion.
whoisjmac 1 year ago
@whoisjmac Thanks Jay. Until I get discovered I will have to settle with YouTube videos :-)
SaipanPictures 1 year ago
Have you ever found an engraved Crackle black lighter?
kook2222 1 year ago
@kook2222 Sorry I haven't but that's interesting. Do you know someone who lost it?
SaipanPictures 1 year ago
you should have taken a bone for the dog.
Borin81 1 year ago
Hi, I haven't been in that cave. Good find. Is that Ridge 300? The Marines were not on Nafutan Point, it was the Army's 105th Inf. 27th Infantry Div. The cave was more than likely one of the caves demolished by the Battalion during battle on or around June 23rd. Joe Olivera, of Santa Maria, California was in 2nd Battalion,105th Anti-Tank Co. He says it was hell.
Skipjack16 1 year ago
@Skipjack16 Hi SkipJack. This was one of many caves all in a row. Thanks for the correction. After exploring Naftan over the past couple of years I'm still in disbelief how they could attack that area and not suffer extremely heavy casualties. I would definitely agree with Joe Olivera.
SaipanPictures 1 year ago
REALY GOOD video! You are realy good to find relics from the war time. I was realy tutched by the findings of the japanese soldier, they where humans too and I cant imagine how it would be like in one of the caves during the battle. You should also make one video there the last banzai-attack took plase. I am watching all youre videos, to get some information where to go whe im am going to the summer.
Lars Erik
larserikgill 1 year ago
@larserikgill Thanks Lars
SaipanPictures 1 year ago
Very good video - thanks for posting it. I have been trying to locate the site of a blockhouse explosion near Lau Lau village overlooking the bay. If you email me at servetast (at) yahoo (dot) com I would be happy to relay some images from then. I really would love to know where this spot is, as I too want to visit some day soon.
Chester2929 2 years ago
Hi, I wish I was able to talk to your uncle. He must have had lots of stories about the battle and Nafutan that I am interested in. Did he tell you any other stories? The 4th Marines means he was the first to hit the beach on June 1944. You sent me a couple of his pictures which appeared to have been taken around San Vicente (just an educated guess). Bring his pictures with you and let me know when you are here and we can find those exact locations.
Eric
SaipanPictures 2 years ago
@Chester2929 Update: Thanks to Chester's uncle's pictures and Chester's research on the general area of the bunker and a mutual friend named Josh, we found the bunker. It was amazing standing at the site while holding pictures of it taken in 1944. You can see it in my "Lau Lau Bay" video:
youtube.com/watch?v=-AIViuLuw2Q
SaipanPictures 10 months ago
@SaipanPictures that aluminum pot look like it too some grenade fragments. Especially the squarish hole.
Chester2929 10 months ago