Guy Gabaldon, 80; WWII Hero Captured 1,000 Japanese on Saipan

“Guy Gabaldon, who received the Navy’s highest honor for capturing more than 1,000 Japanese civilians and soldiers on the island of Saipan during World War II, died Thursday at his home in Old Town, Fla. He was 80.

The cause was a heart attack, documentary filmmaker Steve Rubin said.

Gabaldon’s wartime experience was the basis for the 1960 Hollywood movie “Hell to Eternity,” a memoir, and most recently, Rubin’s documentary, “East L.A. Marine: The Untold True Story of Guy Gabaldon.”"

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