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SURVIVORS OF FENA MASSACRE |
Thirty-three residents of Agat and Sumay were killed by the Japanese on July 23, 1944 (though another source says it was on July 19). There were many survivors, some of whom are alive today. Those rounded up and forced into the caves near Fena Lake had worked on Japanese defenses, and so were mostly younger people. Some of the women were raped. Some men were given
sake to drink and told to celebrate, in an attempt to massacre them while intoxicated.
After the war, the whole area around Fena Lake was made Naval Magazine, a weapons depot. Because of tight security, memorial ceremonies for the Fena Massacre usually happen in Agat.
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THE CAVE WHERE THE MASSACRE HAPPENED |
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