Asan, Guam
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Asan is a community and census-designated place (CDP) along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina. It is known for being the location of northern invasion beach used by the United States during the retaking of Guam in 1944.
Asan houses from the inland hills, 2005
Aerial photo of the mouth of the Asan River in June 1944. Houses cluster along the road with farms inland. All of these structures would be destroyed in the U.S. bombardment preceding the Battle of Guam the following month.
Nimitz Hill Annex
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Nimitz Hill Annex is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Asan-Maina, Guam. It contains the geographic feature of Nimitz Hill, and is located immediately northeast of the Nimitz Hill CDP in Piti. In normal conversation, the Nimitz Hill CDP and Nimitz Hill Annex CDP are often collectively referred to as "Nimitz Hill."
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's CinCPac-POA headquarters being built in January 1945