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| Old Harmon Field HQ site of the mighty 20th U.S. Army Air Force |
It may be hard to tell, but you are looking at the remains of a low stone
wall in the above photograph. This wall and the foundation remnants
(right) just beyond it are all that remain of the 20th U.S. Army Air
Force Headquarters site. From here General Curtis LeMay
commanded the giant B-29 bomber strikes on the Japanese home
islands in 1945. His bomber forces were based here on Guam at North
wall in the above photograph. This wall and the foundation remnants
(right) just beyond it are all that remain of the 20th U.S. Army Air
Force Headquarters site. From here General Curtis LeMay
commanded the giant B-29 bomber strikes on the Japanese home
islands in 1945. His bomber forces were based here on Guam at North
and Northwest Fields (now Andersen AFB), as well as up on Tinian and Saipan. Today this site is fallow, unused land in
the Harmon area on the road to Two Lovers' Point, one of Guam's most scenic overlooks. May 2005.
the Harmon area on the road to Two Lovers' Point, one of Guam's most scenic overlooks. May 2005.
This multi-image panoramic mosaic shows the jungle copse that now envelopes the 20th USAAF HQ site. The car at far
right is mine. The wall and foundation remnants are in the copse of tress to the left of my car. The broken road you see
at the left side of the composite image was laid in 1945 when this was all part of Harmon Field. Keep following the
road you see beyond my car, and you can find the grid-like remains of other streets from old Harmon Field. May 2005.
right is mine. The wall and foundation remnants are in the copse of tress to the left of my car. The broken road you see
at the left side of the composite image was laid in 1945 when this was all part of Harmon Field. Keep following the
road you see beyond my car, and you can find the grid-like remains of other streets from old Harmon Field. May 2005.
Get your bearings in the old Harmon Field area, and then
you can track down the remains of 12th Street (which is now
jungle). You will have to look very hard in exactly the right
spot, but back in the jungle on both sides of the old street are
the remains of these 12 steel ARMCO huts. Built by the U.S.
Army Air Forces, these huts are very much like smaller versions
of the famous Quonset huts. In fact, I found them while
bush-wacking through 12th Street when I stopped to look at a
pile of abandoned engine blocks from modern cars. Where I
stopped and bent down put me in the exact right spot to get a
window through the brush so I could see part of one of the huts.
you can track down the remains of 12th Street (which is now
jungle). You will have to look very hard in exactly the right
spot, but back in the jungle on both sides of the old street are
the remains of these 12 steel ARMCO huts. Built by the U.S.
Army Air Forces, these huts are very much like smaller versions
of the famous Quonset huts. In fact, I found them while
bush-wacking through 12th Street when I stopped to look at a
pile of abandoned engine blocks from modern cars. Where I
stopped and bent down put me in the exact right spot to get a
window through the brush so I could see part of one of the huts.
(Above), a mildly fuzzy self-portrait to
give you a sense of scale inside one of the
abandoned airfield huts. I'm 6'3", tall, and
had to stoop a bit, even in the hut's center.
(Right) Looking from one hut through
thick tanga-tanga jungle to another. All
the way until the 1980's, this area was
vibrant military property. In the 1940's,
this was a thriving air field full of B-29
bombers bound for Japan. Nov. 2005.
give you a sense of scale inside one of the
abandoned airfield huts. I'm 6'3", tall, and
had to stoop a bit, even in the hut's center.
(Right) Looking from one hut through
thick tanga-tanga jungle to another. All
the way until the 1980's, this area was
vibrant military property. In the 1940's,
this was a thriving air field full of B-29
bombers bound for Japan. Nov. 2005.
These two Japanese 12 cm naval
cannons can be found today on the
grounds of Black Construction, one of
Guam's larger local construction firms.
Black Construction is located in the
Harmon industrial area of Tumon...part of
what used to be old Harmon Field. The
local story is that Black's workers found
these guns inside a previously sealed
Japanese cave system while doing work
during the construction of the Onward
Beach Resort and relocated them to Black
Construction's front door.
cannons can be found today on the
grounds of Black Construction, one of
Guam's larger local construction firms.
Black Construction is located in the
Harmon industrial area of Tumon...part of
what used to be old Harmon Field. The
local story is that Black's workers found
these guns inside a previously sealed
Japanese cave system while doing work
during the construction of the Onward
Beach Resort and relocated them to Black
Construction's front door.
If you look carefully at these guns,
you can find Japanese markings
stamped into their steel bodies.
you can find Japanese markings
stamped into their steel bodies.
