He was killed in action during the Battle of Guam.
She was the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the Battle of Guam.
Parts of the division began to deploy overseas to act as the reserve force during the Battle of Guam where they were not needed.
The next operation the division took part in was the Battle of Guam.
He would be awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guam.
Soon thereafter Japanese aircraft attacked the island, starting the Battle of Guam.
However, most rock shelters and caves on the Marianas were obliterated in the 1944 Battle of Guam.
Tweed managed to elude the Japanese for two years and seven months, until just before the start of the Battle of Guam.
The island was eventually retaken in 1944 during the intense Battle of Guam.
The Battle of Guam was the next combat assignment for 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines.