10th Independent Mixed Regiment was a regiment 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 Emper ...

that has association with a number of U.S.

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 ...

-listed places in

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. Fortifications associated include: * Garapan Mount Pillbox, address restricted, Talofofo, GU * Ilik River Fortification II, shore of Ylig Point,

Yona, GU Yona ( ch, Yoʼña ) is a village in the United States territory of Guam. History Yona was historically a farming community but today is mostly residential. During World War II, the Japanese forced the indigenous Chamorros to march from camps i ...

Malessu' Pillbox The Malessu' Pillbox is a World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the shore of Malesso', Guam. Located about from the high-tide line at Merizo Beach, it is a rectangular structure built of steel-reinforced concrete and basalt ...

, Talona Beach on Cocos Lagoon,

Merizo, GU Malesso' (formerly Merizo) is the southernmost village in the United States territory of Guam. Cocos Island (Chamorro: Islan Dåno) is a part of the municipality. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. Malesso' is ...

Mana Pillbox The Mana Pillbox is an old World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the east coast of the island of Guam. It is located south of the village of Talofofo, about inland from the point marking the south end of As Anite Cove. It is ...

, south shore of As Anite Cove, Talofofo, GU * Matala' Pillbox, address restricted, Talofofo, GU *

Talofofo-Talu'fofo' Pillbox The Talofofo Pillbox is a historic World War II-era defensive fortification in Talofofo, Guam. 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 ...

, south shore of Ylig river, Talofofo, GU *

Tokcha' Pillbox The Tokcha' Pillbox is a Japanese-built World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Guam. It is built on a limestone terrace on Togcha Point, about north of the Togcha River and south of the Ylig River. It is set in a depression e ...

, Toghca Point shoreline,

Ipan, GU Ipan is a rural beachside community located in the village of Talofofo on the east coast of the United States Territory of Guam. Ipan is a census-designated place in Guam. Ipan contains two beach resorts: Jeff's Pirates Cove and Ipan Beach Resor ...

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