TableE. List of Remaining Sites and Ruins - Located within Suggested Historical Park Boundary (Area 1)

Site/Ruin  Number   NPS   Priority Local Priority   Brief Description   Village Homestead   Historic Period

  14d

   76

   -

Japanese steel pole anti-landing obstacles

Ngesias

-

   Y

  15d

   77

   -

Japanese concrete beach shelter

Teliu

Bosaoli Clan - 165

   Y

  16d

  102

   -

Remains of 150 mm Japanese searchlight and platform

Teliu

Bosaoli Clan - 165

   Y

  17d

   68

   6

American military cemetery, U.S.A. 81st Division and 1st Marine Division

Teliu

Sewei Clan - 166

   N

  18d

   67

   6

U. S. chapel building

Teliu

Bosaoli Clan - 165

   Y

  21d

    -

   -

U. S. Naval base #3252 remains -- a few Quonset hut pads

Ngerdelolk

-

   N

  22d

    -

   -

Repair facility remains for Naval base #3252

Teliu

Sewei Clan - 166

   N

  23d

   88

  12

Japanese tank, type 95 HA GO.  Turret missing and tracks blown off. 

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  24d

   14

   3

Japanese pillbox with 37 mm anti-tank gun

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  25d

   20

   3

Japanese anti-tank gun pillbox for 75 mm field piece (the 75 mm gun sits in water below pillbox)

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  26d

   19

   3

Japanese coral ridge gun positions and pillboxes

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  27d

   17

   3

Camouflaged Japanese pillbox built into coral ridge

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  28d

   18

   3

Japanese defensive rifle and machine gun positions

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  29d

   15

   3

Japanese pillbox containing partially buried 75 mm gun

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  30d

   22

   3

Japanese pillbox, contains exploded machine gun barrel

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  31d

   16

   3

Japanese pillbox, 20 mm gun with pedestal

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  32d

   25

   3

Japanese shelter cave, composed of rebar and coral

Ngerkeyukl

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  33d

   26

   3

Japanese machine gun nest remains

Ngerkeyukl

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  34d

  NA

   3

U. S. Island Commander living area remains

Ngerkeyukl

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  35d

   47

   3

U. S. LVT4A personnel carrier buried in sand

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  36d

   48

   3

Japanese fuel drum emplacement

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  37d

   23

   3

Japanese cave, improved with rebar and narrow gauge rail

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  38d

   27

   3

Japanese cave at 30 m elevation on reverse slope

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  39d

   29

   3

Japanese cave on reserve slope

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  40d

  30

   3

Japanese cave on reserve slope

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  41d

   31

   3

Japanese gun emplacement carved into coral

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  42d

   33

   3

Japanese cave 32, Japense cave 33

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  43d

   34

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  44d

   35

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  45d

   36

   3

Japanese defense position in coral ridge

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  46d

   37

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  47d

   38

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  48d

   39

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  49d

   40

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  50d

   41

   3

Japanese cave

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  51d

   42

   3

Japanese 7.7 mm machine gun pillbox. 

Ngerkeyukl

Ed­ar­uc­hel Clan - 162

   Y

  52d

   43

   3

Japanese 37 mm gun pillbox

Ngerkeyukl

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  53d

   44

   3

Japanese caves and rifle pits (exact location unknown)

Ngerkeyukl

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  54d

  103

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #1, half blown away (exact location unknown)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  55d

  104

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #2, shielded with extra thickness (exact location unknown)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  56d

  105

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #3, lacks extra shielding debris (exact location unknown)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  57d

   46

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #4 with steel doors

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  58d

  126

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #5

Ngesias

Dmui Clan - 160

   Y

  59d

  127

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #6, partially reinforced with stone and concrete

Ngesias

-

   Y

  60d

  128

   -

Japanese air raid shelter #7, steel doors and windows are intact

Ngesias

-

   Y

  61d

   45

   -

Japanese Headquarters Building (official U. S. flag raising here September 27, 1944)

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  62d

  107

   -

Japanese radio tower base supports

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  63d

  NA

   -

U. S. Quonset hut

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   N

  64d

  NA

   -

U. S. Quonset hut

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   N

  65d

  NA

   -

U. S. Quonset hut

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   N

  66d

  NA

   -

U. S. Quonset hut

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   N

  67d

  NA

   -

U. S. Quonset hut

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   N

  68d

  129

   -

Two Japanese water cisterns

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  69d

  108

   -

Japanese water tank

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  79d

  109

   -

Japanese fuel storage bunker (area littered with U. S. helmets and canteens)

Ngesias

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  80d

  130

   -

Foundation of Japanese fuel storage bunker

(3)?

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  81d

  131

   -

Foundation of Japanese fuel storage bunker

(3)?

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

  82d

  132

   -

Foundation of Japanese fuel storage bunker

(3)?

Dmiu Clan - 160

   Y

  83d

  NA

   -

American housing area, clothesline poles

Ngerchol

Dmiu Clan - 160

   N

  84d

   24

   -

Bloody Nose Ridge monument

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   N

  85d

    12

   -

Amphibious tank version of armored U. S. VT with 37mm guns

Ngesias

Uchelkumer Clan - 164

   Y

  86d

   75

   8

U. S. LVTA1 amphibious tank with 75 mm gun

Ngesias

-

   Y

  87d

   78

   8

U. S. LVT4A personnel carrier with offside loading

Ngesias

-

   Y

  88d

   93

   -

U. S. LVT4A personnel carrier with rear ramp

Ngesias

-

   Y

  90d

    9

   1

Japanese 200 mm anti-boat gun in natural cave.  Best preserved example on island. 

Ngesias

-

   Y

  91d

  110

   -

Japanese concrete lined storage cave with eight ammo caissons

Ngesias

-

   Y

  92d

  NA

   -

Am­eric­an co­mm­and hea­dqu­art­ers, two Quo­nset huts (exact loc­at­ion un­kno­wn)

Ngesias

-

   N

  93d

  133

   -

Japanese power plant (exact location unknown)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  94d

  134

   -

Japanese shop and barracks area (now taro patches)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  95d

  135

   -

Japanese bomb-proof power plant

Ngesias

-

   Y

  96d

  112

   -

Japanese prisoner of war compound

Ngesias

-

   Y

  97d

  113

   -

Japanese stockade for U. S. prisoners (location unknown)

Ngesias

-

   Y

  98d

   94

   -

U. S. LCVT sitting in pond partially submerged

Ngerdelolk

-

   Y

 104d

   11

   -

Last Japanese command post caves

Ngesias

Ngetpak Clan - 159

   Y

 105d

  115

   -

Amber Beach Japanese defensive works

Ngerchol

-

   Y

 106d

  116

   -

Japanese oil drum emplacement

Ngerchol

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 107d

  141

   -

U. S. bulldozer (from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit)

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 111d

  120

   -

Japanese pillbox, 20 mm caisson (exact location unknown)

Ngerchol

-

   Y

 115d

  144

   -

321st U. S. Regimental Combat Team monument (also called Wildcat Division memorial)

Ngerchol

-

   N

 127

   10

   -

Japanese man-made tunnel

Ngesias

-

   Y

 129

   66

   5

Orange Beach

Teliu

Sewei Clan - 166

Bosaol Clan - 165

   Y

 130

    7

   3

White Beach

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

 132

   80

   9

Purple Beach

Ngerdelolk

-

   Y

 134

    6

   1

"Walt Ridge"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 135

    3

   1

"Horseshoe Basin" and pond

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 136

   64

   1

"Causeway"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 137

    4

   1

"Wildcat Bowl"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 138

    1

   1

"Five Sisters"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 139

   49

   1

"Hill 300"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 140

    2

   1

"China Wall"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 141

   52

   1

"Death Valley"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 142

   51

   1

"Hill 140"

Ngesias

Ngetpak Clan - 159

   Y

 143

   60

   1

"draw"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 144

   61

   1

"draw"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 145

   50

   1

"Boyd Ridge"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 146

    5

   1

"Five Brothers"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 147

   56

   1

"Baldy"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 148

   57

   1

"Baldy Ridge"

Ngesias

Ngetpak Clan - 159

   Y

 149

   58

   1

"Knobs"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 150

   54

   1

"Wattie Ridge"

Ngesias

Ngetpak Clan - 159

   Y

 151

   55

   1

"Ridge 3"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 152

   53

   1

"Ridge 120"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 153

   59

   1

"unnamed ridge"

Ngesias

Ngitchor Clan - 158

   Y

 154

   63

   1

"Hill B"

Ngesias

Ngitecho Clan

   Y

 155

   62

   1

"Hill 100"

Ngesias

Ngitecho Clan

   Y

 156d

   28

   -

Japanese gun positions on top of promontory high point

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

 157d

   72

   3

U. S. Marine transfer case with screw attached

Ngerkeyukl

Edaruchel Clan - 162

   Y

 158

   32

   7

U. S. Navy "Avenger" carrier-based torpedo bomber

Ngesias

-

   Y

 161

  142

   -

Japanese tower

Ngesias

-

   Y

 163

   65

   2

The local "last command post"

Ngesias

-

   Y

 164d

  111

   -

Japanese diesel fuel storage bunker

Ngesias

-

   Y

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