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Malessu' Pillbox

Coordinates: 13°15′34″N 144°40′20″E / 13.25944°N 144.67222°E / 13.25944; 144.67222
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Malessu' Pillbox
Malessu' Pillbox is located in Guam
Malessu' Pillbox
LocationTalona Beach on Cocos Lagoon, Malesso', Guam
Coordinates13°15′34″N 144°40′20″E / 13.25944°N 144.67222°E / 13.25944; 144.67222
Arealess than one acre
Built by10th Independent Mixed Regiment
MPSJapanese Coastal Defense Fortifications on Guam TR
NRHP reference No.88001872[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1991

The Malessu' Pillbox is a World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the shore of Malesso', Guam. Located about 15 metres (49 ft) from the high-tide line at Merizo Beach, it is a rectangular structure built of steel-reinforced concrete and basalt rock. It is 3.9 metres (13 ft) deep, 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) wide, and about 2.42 metres (7.9 ft) high, although only about 0.75 metres (2.5 ft) of the structure is visible above ground. Its gun port has a view of the Merizo pier, and is approximately at ground level. It was built by Japanese defenders during their occupation of the island 1941–44.[2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Malessu' Pillbox". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-27.