Agat, Guam — Pacific Ocean (Marianas Archipelago)

Japanese Anti-Aircraft Gun

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, February 27, 2015

1. Japanese Anti-Aircraft Gun Marker

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This dual-purpose 25-mm anti-aircraft gun used high-explosive, armor-piercing ammunition and could fire 300 rounds per minute. At the time of the recapture, the island bristled with Japanese anti-aircraft and coastal defense guns.

After the war, military equipment was salvaged for scrap metal. Today, only a few guns remain intact.

Captions
• Japanese 25-mm anti-aircraft and tank cannon in sandbag emplacement.
• Warning The historic guns have sharp edges and dangerously weak metal. Do not handle or climb on the guns.

[Non-English portion of marker not transcribed.]

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 13° 23.252′ N, 144° 39.465′ E. Marker is in Agat, Guam. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Highway 2 and Follard Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at Ga'an Point in the War in the Pacific National Historical Park's Agat unit. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Agat GU 96928, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hidden Defenses (approx. 1.1 miles away); Japanese Two-Man Submarine (approx. 2.7 miles away); Silent Guns (approx. 5.7 miles away); Magellan's Landing (approx. 6.1 miles away); Attack, Occupation, Liberation (approx. 6.3 miles away); Guam 1941-1944 (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Inland Offensive (approx. 6.4 miles away); Banzai Charges (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, February 27, 2015

2. Japanese Anti-Aircraft Gun Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.