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KWAJALEIN HISTORIC RESOURCES

1. Japanese Cemetery and Memorial built in 1969. This is a reminder of
Kwajalein's Japanese defense.

2. 7th Infantry Division landing monument/ammo storage bunker. This is one
of the few Japanese fortifications that still stands on Kwajalein. It is a
monument to the 7th Infantry Division landing.

3. Ammo storage bunker (adaptive reuse as weather satellite antenna). This is
a uniquely structured ammo bunker (a vaulted constructed and having a
window in the ammo room that is case-matted).

4. Beach defense fire control post pillbox. This is the only example of a fire
control post on Kwajalein. The structure possibly could have been moved to
this locale at an earlier time.

5. Site of a 25 mm AA gun emplacement.

6. Two 3" M-9 field guns (Rock Island arsenal, 1943).

7. Island Memorial Chapel. This structure was built in 1944 to 1945. The
chapel, along with the commander's house and a shed of the Richardson
Theater are the only three structures that have survived since that period
under American presence. The chapel has been dedicated to the men who
gave their lives in the fight for Kwajalein.

8. Richardson Outdoor Theater. Of the structure, the stage, screen and
restroom elements date from 1945.

9. "Bunker Hill", 12.7 cm AA dual purpose type 89 gun position. Some
believe that this flag raising site marked the final victory of Kwajalein,
although this has not been confirmed.

10. Bucholz Army Airfield Runway. The current runway marks the approximate
position and location of the previous Japanese runway, taxiway, and apron.

11. Commander's house, Building 241 This structure was originally the
Officer's  Club.

12. "Japanese Air Shelter" at fuel tank farm.

13. Marina Beacon Flagpole. (Removed, 1992)

14. 'Warehouse Shop' Butler-type building (S- 1309).

15. Cargo Pier (Echo Pier). This pier was built by the Japanese before 1944.

16. Quonset Hut (S-1336). (Removed)

17. Quonset Hut (S-1337). (Removed)

18. Ocean View Club, "Snake Pit'. This structure was built in 1945, and as a
cultural landmark on Kwajalein, has been recommended for inclusion in the
National Register of Historic Places.

19. Shipboard gun, static display.

20. Boy Scout Clubhouse (no longer used as a Scout Hut).

21. Zeus Missile. (Removed, 1992)

22. Bucholz Monument. This monument has been erected for PFC Bucholz,
who died during battle on Kwajalein on February 4, 1944.

23. Tinker's Grave and Monument.

24. Cross.

K-1 Beach Red 1 & 2. This was the site of the landings of 32nd and 184th
Infantry.

K-2 Wallace (Ocean) and Will (Lagoon) Roads Intersection. Starting point of
Phase 2, First Day Assault.

K-3 Japanese Strong Point "Canary'

K-4 Japanese Strong Point "Cat"

K-5 Start of Day 3 Advance.

K-6 'Bunker Hill". This was the final objective for the 32nd Infantry.

Source: Duane Denfeld, 1981: 22-32.

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