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SITE/
FEATURE NO. |
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION
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LOCATION
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D1
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Pillboxes.
Used to house 37 mm and 75 mm guns.
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Northwest
corner of Dublon
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D2
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41st
Garrison area. Site of the guard house where U. S. aircrews were held
prisoner. Foundation of guard house (all that now remains) has a home
on it. Other features of the site include an air raid shelter, the home
of the Japanese general, and the administration building. The foundations
are all that remain of the latter two and a church now sits on the site
of the administration building.
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Northwest
end of Dublon
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D3
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Caves.
Hillside here contains caves that were associated with the nearby submarine
base.
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West
side of Dublon
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D4
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Submarine
base site. Few traces of the base remain.
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West
side of Dublon
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D5
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Caves.
Used by the Japanese to store and replenish torpedoes.
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West
side of Dublon
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D6
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Foundations
of Japanese buildings. Here and at other places around the island these
concrete pads now serve as house foundations.
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West
side of Dublon
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D7
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Site
of shops and barracks. The 4th Ship Repair and Nanyo Area Dock were
located here. No remains have been found.
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Southwest
corner of Dublon
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D8
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Radio
mast sections. Possibly from the 4th Communications Station. They are
now being used to support the Nukan municipal building.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D9
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Road.
Considered the best constructed and preserved remains of a Japanese
road left in Truk (more than 100 yard section); constructed in 1941.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D10
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Pillbox
shelters and foundations. Pillbox housed a machine gun, the shelters
are air raid shelter bunkers, and the foundations are from the seaplane
base.
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Westside
of Dublon along shouth shore
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D11
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Operations
building for the seaplane base. This reinforced concrete building is
probably the best preserved and the most significant intact Japanese
above ground structure on the island. It is being used as a home.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D12
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Seaplane
ramps and runway. Remains consist of two concrete ramps. The old runway
has been taken over by a school and playground. Nearby are fine examples
of Japanese stonework revetting the shoreline.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D13
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Generator
building. Two pads for the generators are inside this concrete building.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D14
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Pier
and hammerhead crane. Pier is constructed of stone and concrete. Off
the tip of the pier is a partially submerged 10-ton crane.
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West
side of Dublon along south shore
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D16
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Fuel
tanks. The largest, a huge underground tank here has been converted
to a water reservoir. Remains of three smaller ones are nearby; these
were damaged during U. S. bombing. Earth revetments around tanks are
visible.
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South
shore of Dublon
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D19
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Coastal
defense gun. Gun is a 15 mm, 40 caliber, type 41. It is housed on the
northeast end of a 280-foot long cave.
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On
lower west side of Mt. Tonomwan
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D21
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Air
raid shelter/ammunition storage bunker. Standard Japanese design found
throughout the Pacific.
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Dublon
central bay, in front of Sino Memorial School
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D22
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Communications
Center. Underground concrete tunnel used to house radio equipment (intercepted
Admiral Yamamoto flight plan was sent from here).
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Dublon
central bay
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D23
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Causeway.
A stone causeway nearly 1,400 feet long with concrete retaining walls.
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Dublon
central bay
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D24
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Generator
tunnel. Concrete lined generator facility.
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Dublon
central bay
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D264
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Army
Command Post. Complex of concrete lined tunnels dug out of basalt rock.
Three rooms are located off the tunnels; they were used for staff, planning,
and communications.
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Central
Dublon
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D28
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Caves
and gun emplacements.
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Northwestern
end of Dublon
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D29
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Navy
Command Post. Concrete lined tunnel.
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Northwestern
end of Dublon
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D30
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Anti-tank
ditches. More than 100 meters long, nearly three feet deep, and about
4 feet wide, with a back wall more than 6 feet high. These are the only
anti-tank ditches so far found in Truk.
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Northwestern
end of Dublon
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D31
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Coastal
defense guns and caves. Two concrete lined connecting caves each housing
two 120 mm coastal defense guns.
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Near
summit of Mt. Foukenau
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Japanese Army
Headquarters.
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