War in the Pacific National Historical Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = War in the Pacific National Historical Park
iucn_category = V


caption = Asan Beach, War in the Pacific National Historical Park
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Guam
nearest_city = Asan, Guam
lat_degrees = 13
lat_minutes = 18
lat_seconds = 00
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 144
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 01
long_direction = E
area = 2,037 acres (8.24 km²)
established = August 18, 1978
visitation_num = 30,332
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park ServiceThe War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Various sites on the island of Guam comprise the Park. It is unique among the National Park System insofar as it honors the bravery and sacrifices of all those who participated in the Pacific Theater, including the United States, Japan, and the Allied nations; Australia, Canada, China, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the Soviet Union.

During World War II, Guam was captured by the Japanese in 1941 and liberated by the Americans in 1944. The park includes former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, caves, and historic structures.

Nations involved in the War in the Pacific include the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the Soviet Union.

See also

* Battle of Guam (1941)
* Battle of Guam (1944)
* Villages of Guam
* Pearl Harbor
* Asan, Guam
* Agat, Guam
* Hagåtña, Guam
* U.S. Navy
* Dive Sites of Guam

References

* Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1

External links

* Official NPS website: [http://www.nps.gov/wapa/ War in the Pacific National Historical Park]