▁admin ister ing ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁U . S . ▁air field ▁on ▁the ▁at oll ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁air field ▁opened ; ▁it ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁collection ▁point ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁artifact s . ▁The ▁park ▁includes ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁vehicles , ▁such ▁as ▁Z eros ▁and ▁large ▁am mun ition ▁pieces , ▁from ▁throughout ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁War ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁Category : M aj uro ▁Category : Mar sh all ▁Islands ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁mem orial s ▁War ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁War ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places <0x0A> </s> ▁Jean ▁F agan ▁Y ell in ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ ▁historian ▁special izing ▁in ▁Women ' s ▁History ▁and ▁African - American ▁History , ▁and ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁Emer ita ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁P ace ▁University . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁scholar ship ▁on ▁escaped ▁slave , ▁abol ition ist , ▁and ▁author ▁Har ri et ▁Jacob s . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Y ell in ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Peter ▁F agan .