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, . . . — — Map (db m185852) HM
Attack
The Japanese conquest of Guam began on December 8, 1941, an hour after the attack on Pearl Harbor. A small force of U.S. Marine and Navy personnel, joined by members of the local Chamorro Insular Force Guard and Naval Militia, opposed . . . — — Map (db m185671) HM WM
The Japanese launched massive counterattacks from these highlands. More than a wild suicide charge, the banzai attack the night of July 25, 1944, was a carefully organized attempt to drive the Americans back into the sea.
Although some . . . — — Map (db m185669) HM
In remembrance
of all who sacrified
for liberty
May peace and understanding
prevail so that
no future generation will
ever be compelled to
repeat these sacrifices — — Map (db m185838) WM
From the hilltops, Japanese officers could see the broader pattern of U.S. tactics and troop movements. They watched as the Americans secured the beachhead at Asan and kept moving — uphill and inland.
Japanese forces had dug into strong defensive . . . — — Map (db m185670) HM
This historic landing beach is one of seven park units that commemorate the World War II fighting on Guam. By traveling from unit to unit, you can trace the three-week battle that began at the beaches, spread inland, and swept across the island. . . . — — Map (db m185659) HM
From this high ground the Japanese had a clear view of their targets — American landing craft approaching Asan Beach. But the Piti guns were never fired. With the war suddenly turning against them, the Japanese had only a few months to bolster their . . . — — Map (db m185864) HM
For concealment and for protection from bombardment, the Japanese built this pillbox directly into the limestone headland. This digging-in was also the pattern at Gaan Point and Asan Beach. With gun ports for eyes and rocky ridges for armor, . . . — — Map (db m185842) HM
This two-man submarine ran aground at Guam's Togcha Beach in mid-August 1944 while on a mission to attack American shore facilities. The battle for Guam had ended more than a week before.
Although Japan built more than 2,000 midget submarines . . . — — Map (db m185672) HM
For 250 years, beginning around 1565, Spanish galleons sailed yearly from Acapulco, Mexico to Manila in the Philippines and return. The only replenishment stop for these Acapulco galleons on the long voyage was Umatac Bay. From 1680 to 1810, the . . . — — Map (db m185858) HM
In memory of the twenty two British subjects murdered by the Japanese at Betio on the 15th of October 1942. Standing unarmed to their posts, they matched brutality with gallantry and met death with fortitude. R G Morgan ∙ B Cleary ∙ I . . . — — Map (db m89208) WM
Our friends the
U.S. Marines of the Second Marine Division
and U.S. Navy Personnel
left New Zealand-their home away from home-
in October 1943
for these shores in defence of freedom and liberty
This park is dedicated 70 years later . . . — — Map (db m89211) WM
Marker front, upper plaque:
“Follow Me”
2nd Marine Division
United States Marine Corps
Battle of Tarawa
November 20, 1943
To our fellow Marines who gave their all!
The world is free because of you!
God rest your souls . . . — — Map (db m85150) WM
