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    Northwest Field Guam USA
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1945

Location
Northwest Field was located on the northwest corner of Guam Island in the Southern Mariana Islands (Territory of Guam) in the Mariana Island Group (Mariana Islands) in the United States of America (USA). Borders Ritidian Point.

Construction
Built by USN Seabees as a base for B-29 bombers and fighters.

Units Based at Northwest Field
315th Bomb Wing HQ from USA April 5, 1945
16th BG April 1945 from April 14, 1945
501st BG April 1945 from April 14, 1945
331st BG May 1945
502nd BG (B-29) May 1945

Today
The former Northwest Field is now an auxiliary field for Anderson Air Force Base.

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Last Updated
July 19, 2024

 

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