The Talofofo Pillbox is a historic

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

-era defensive fortification in

Talofofo, Guam Talo'fo'fo, formerly Talofofo, is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is ...

. It is located near the coast, about south of the mouth of the Togcha River and inland from the high-tide line. It is roughly , built out of concrete and coral limestone. Its walls are about thick, with an embrasure providing a view of the Togcha River, and a window looking over the coast to the east. Its entrance is on the landward (south) side. This structure was built under the direction of the

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

during its occupation of Guam in 1941–44. The pillbox was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1991.

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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam World War II on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam 1940s establishments in Guam Talofofo, Guam Pillboxes (military) {{Guam-struct-stub

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