🏛️ Orote Field

United States · Americas · 13.44°N, 144.64°E

Orote Field is a former air base in the United States territory of Guam built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam (1941-1944). It is separate from the Marine Corps amphibious airplane base at located at Sumay village that was operational from 1921 to 1931. Following the liberation of Guam in 1944, the U.S. military repaired the field for further use in the Pacific War.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	13.44°N, 144.64°E · view on map

Orote Field is located in United States, in Americas.

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