Roi-Namur Airfield
Roi-Namur airfield was built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943 and captured by U.S. Marines in 1944. It was renamed in honor of the late MoH recipient Lt. Col Aquilla James Dyess, who was killed on the island on 2 February 1945.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: U.S. Army: The Capture of Majuro and Roi-Namur
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Point of interest
- Japanese Air Raid Shelter Roi-Namur - Roi-Namur
- Restant Japanese Type 92 AA Gun Roi-Namur - Roi-Namur
- Japanese Type 89 AA Gun Roi-Namur - Roi-Namur
Cemetery
Fortification
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