Gabaldon was hero at Battle of Saipan (Contra Costa Times)

Gabaldon was hero at Battle of Saipan (Contra Costa Times)

Gabaldon was hero at Battle of Saipan (Contra Costa Times)
Guy Gabaldon, a Marine private in World War II who used extraordinary grit and a smattering of Japanese phrases to capture more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers single-handedly in the battle for Saipan, died Thursday in Old Town, Fla. He was 80.