| Orote Peninsula and Naval Base Guam Part II |
| Trans-Pacific Cable Station Ruins One of the Japanese's first targets on December 8, 1941 |
The Trans-Pacific Cable Station began operation in 1904
and was destroyed by the Japanese invasion of 1941.
(Left) the photographer with the ruins of the Garrido-
Toves home (above), one of the large remnants of the
station. (Below left and below) The Garrido-Toves home
shows the scars of war. There are other building remains
from the station in the jungle here. 1 Feb. 2003. (Left
photo by SrA Eric Rutter, USAF)
and was destroyed by the Japanese invasion of 1941.
(Left) the photographer with the ruins of the Garrido-
Toves home (above), one of the large remnants of the
station. (Below left and below) The Garrido-Toves home
shows the scars of war. There are other building remains
from the station in the jungle here. 1 Feb. 2003. (Left
photo by SrA Eric Rutter, USAF)
A shell pierced the concrete wall sometime during
the 1941 invasion or the 1944 American
liberation. (Right) After 60+ years of weathering,
these old buildings may not be standing for many
more decades. 1 Feb. 2003.
the 1941 invasion or the 1944 American
liberation. (Right) After 60+ years of weathering,
these old buildings may not be standing for many
more decades. 1 Feb. 2003.
| Japanese AA Gun Lost in the jungle |
A Japanese Type 96, dual 25 mm anit-aircraft gun
remains trained out over San Louis Beach and Apra
Harbor, waiting for an enemy it was unable to defeat.
This gun is located in the jungle behind the Trans-Pacific
Cable Station ruins, and can be reached by following the
very overgrown trail. 1 Feb. 2003.
remains trained out over San Louis Beach and Apra
Harbor, waiting for an enemy it was unable to defeat.
This gun is located in the jungle behind the Trans-Pacific
Cable Station ruins, and can be reached by following the
very overgrown trail. 1 Feb. 2003.
| Japanese Prisoner of War Steps Literally walking through history |
The Japanese POW Steps. These were built by Japanese POWs
after the American victory in the Battle of Guam. (Above right)
You can see the ruins of the Trans-Pacific Cable Station from the
steps, which still bear the characters carved into the wet cement by
the Japanese prisoners (right). March 2003.
after the American victory in the Battle of Guam. (Above right)
You can see the ruins of the Trans-Pacific Cable Station from the
steps, which still bear the characters carved into the wet cement by
the Japanese prisoners (right). March 2003.
| Orote Point's End Even the edge of the world was fortified |
(Left) A bomb shelter built on the tip of Orote
Penninsula by American forces after driving the
Japanese back to the main body of Guam. (Below
left) The foundation of a U.S. coastal defense gun
removed in response to the 1921 Washington Naval
Treaty. This gun, and its mates, once had a
commanding view of the harbor entrance. (Below) A
Japanese machine gun nest now houses a derelict
power pole that was blown down by some past
typhoon. The tip of the penninsula still has several
more gun pits, Quonset hut foundations, gun mount
foundations, etc. April 2003 & July 2004.
Penninsula by American forces after driving the
Japanese back to the main body of Guam. (Below
left) The foundation of a U.S. coastal defense gun
removed in response to the 1921 Washington Naval
Treaty. This gun, and its mates, once had a
commanding view of the harbor entrance. (Below) A
Japanese machine gun nest now houses a derelict
power pole that was blown down by some past
typhoon. The tip of the penninsula still has several
more gun pits, Quonset hut foundations, gun mount
foundations, etc. April 2003 & July 2004.
