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    Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded to surrender over 1,300 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the battles for Saipan and Tinian islands in 1944 during World War II. Called "Gabby" by his friends, he became known as "The Pied Piper of Saipan" for his heroism on that island.

  2. Photo caption: Diana Gabaldon at the edge of Arizona’s Grand Canyon in 2012. Photo taken by her husband. Diana Gabaldon currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband, two big, fat dachshunds, 2.5 cats, a varying number of parakeets and a lot of uninvited wildlife. They have three adult children.

  3. Diana J. Gabaldon ( / ˈɡæbəldoʊn /; [1] born January 11, 1952) is an American author, known for the Outlander series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction / fantasy. [2] A television adaptation of the Outlander novels premiered on Starz in 2014.

  4. Jan 21, 2024 · Gabaldon was 39-years-old when Outlander hit the bookshelves, and says “When I turned 35, I told myself I’d better get started writing. ... Her husband Douglas would later rouse the kids out ...

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  5. By Ruchika Joshi. Guy Gabaldon said he stopped counting how many people he was taking prisoner in Saipan during World War II. But in a 1957 episode of the television program, "This Is Your Life," his fellow Marines credited him with single-handedly capturing more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers and civilians. He was hero at 18.

  6. Oct 13, 2023 · Guy Gabaldon (March 22, 1926–August 31, 2006), one of the strangely unsung heroes of World War II, captured many notoriously hard-to-capture Japanese soldiers and civilians during the Battle of Saipan. While Sgt. Alvin York achieved fame in World War I for single-handedly capturing 132 German soldiers and was awarded the Congressional Medal ...

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  8. Guy Gabaldon, nicknamed the "Pied Piper of Saipan", enlisted in the Marine Corps on his 17th birthday and arrived on Saipan on D-Day. His military career was cut short after 2 1/2 years by injuries from machine gun fire. He spent the years that followed running a variety of businesses, including a furniture store, a fishing operation and an ...

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