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Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU
Summary
Site associated with the Battle of the Philippine Sea & "Operation New Life."
Significance: Orote Airfield was the first airfield in Guam, a pioneering effort in military aviation in the western Pacific. It played an important role in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944 and was important in the liberation of Guam.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1
Survey number: HAER GU-1
Building/structure dates: 1921- 1922 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1944 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Department of the Navy
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Location
Agat (Guam), 13.36727, 144.66435
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
