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The Gongna Beach defenses are a collection of World War II structures built on or near Gongna Beach (now also called Gun Beach) in Tamuning on the island of Guam, now a United States territory. These defenses were erected by the Imperial Japanese Army during its occupation of the island 1941–44.
Map of Guam. This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam. There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam. The villages of Agana Heights and Mongmong-Toto-Maite do not have any listings.
The Dungcas Beach Defense Guns are an old World War II Japanese fortification in the United States territory of Guam. It consists of a tunnel dug in the coral limestone of the cliffs overlooking the beach on the northeast east side of Hagåtña Bay on the west side of the island. The tunnel has two guns mounted at openings facing the beach.
Houses of Carolininans, possibly in Tamuning, in 1899 or 1900. The ancient Chamorro word for Tamuning was Apurgan or Apotgan. "Tamuning" is a Carolinian word that was given to the area where Carolinians settled after an earthquake on January 25, 1849, near Guam caused a tsunami that devastated Lamotrek and Satawal.
Dungcas Beach Defense Guns; Fafai Beach Site; Gongna Beach defenses; Ipao Pillbox I; San Vitores Beach Japanese Fortification; San Vitores Martyrdom Site; Tamuning, Guam; Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications; Template:National Register of Historic Places in Tamuning, Guam
During World War II, Guam was captured by the Japanese forces in 1941, occupied for four years, and liberated by the Americans in 1944. The park includes former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, caves, and historic structures. The Park was also featured on the Washington Quarter in 2019 as a part of the America the Beautiful Quarters ...
Beaches in Tumon, the tourist center of Guam "Tumon Beach" [2] is an umbrella term for the shoreline of Tumon Bay, Guam's tourist center, which is divided into variously named beaches and parks Ypao Beach [1] [2] Matapang Beach [2] Gun Beach (Tumon) [1] [2] [4] Faifai Beach (Tumon), [1] includes the NHRP-listed Fafai Beach Site
The first is a partially-collapsed concrete structure between the Hyatt Regency Guam and the beach; it has two embrasures providing gun placements facing north and west. [2] The second is located south of the first, north of the Holiday Resort and Spa; it has an entrance (damaged) to the south, with wall extensions, and a gun opening facing ...