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Sightseeing & Historical Landmarks Sightseeing & Historical Landmarks
Harbor as U.S. Forces arrived Mount Chachao/
Mount Tenjo Unit
on the shores of Guam. This This southern site provided
Japanese defenders with a
site is a World War II memorial view of approaching U.S.
troops landing at Asan Beach.
that includes bronze signage The trail, a popular site for
hikers, leads to foxholes,
explaining the war. Visitors trenches, and a WWII Ameri-
can gun placement.
can also learn from carved
Agat Beach Unit &
bronze walls that display the Ga’an Point
This southern
names of American soldiers area was strategi-
cally chosen by U.S.
War in the Pacific National and people who faced adver- Piti Guns Unit Forces as a landing
One of several defense posi- point during their
Historical Park sity during the war and the tions devised by the Japanese, invasion of Guam
this site houses three Vickers in 1944. While ulti-
Comprised of seven different Japanese occupation. The site, type Model 3 140mm coastal mately, the plan was to capture
defense guns. Under the Japa- Orote Point to the north, Ga’an
park areas – both on land and where U.S. Marines landed on nese occupation, local Cham- Point and the entire Agat beach-
orros were forced to build front was used to first offload
under the sea – the War in the July 21, 1944, contains guns, this site and others like it. supplies and equipment used in
The guns present have a firing
Pacific National Historical Park caves, pillboxes, and 445 un- range of more than 10 miles,
which was detrimental to ap-
operated by the National Park derwater reef and relics. proaching U.S. Forces. Later
on, the site housed an Experi-
Service honors all who partici- mental Agricultural Station
funded by the U.S. Department
pated in the Pacific Theater of Agriculture.
of WWII, including those from
the United States, Japan, and
the Allied nations. Spanning a
total of 1,000 acres, the park
hosts thousands of residents
48 and visitors each year. Infor- 49
mation can be obtained at the
T.Stell Newman Visitor Center
near the U.S. Naval Base Guam
entrance on Marine Corps
Drive. You may also contact
the park at 1(671) 333-4050 or
visit www.nps.gov.
The seven sites of the park Asan Bay Unit
include: Between the War in the Pacific
National Historical Park’s Visi-
Asan Beach Overlook Unit tor Center and the War in the
The overlook provides visi- Pacific Park Unit in Asan is
tors with virtually the same a small memorial dedicated
view the Japanese had of Apra to more than 16,000 U.S.
soldiers who contributed to
the island’s liberation from
Japanese forces in 1944. The
jungle near this area encom-
passes caves, pillboxes, a
bridge, several foxholes, and a
75mm mountain gun.
