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Japanese capture of the atoll. In addition, there were several air battles above and around Wake and an encounter between two naval vessels. The U.S. lost control of the island and 12 fighter aircraft; in addition to the garrison being taken as prisoners of war, nearly 1200 civilian contractors were also captured by the
Japanese. The Japanese lost about two dozen aircraft of different types, four surface vessels, and two submarines as part of the operation, in addition to at least 600 armed forces. It is typically noted that 98 civilian POWs captured in this battle were used for slave labor and then executed on Wake Island in October 1943. The other POWs were deported and sent to prisoner of war camps in Asia, with five executed on the sea voyage.
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authority of Toshio Saito, and the ship was noted as a "hell ship" for the POWs. Saito encouraged cruel treatment, and the POWs were given too little food and water in unsanitary conditions in the ship's holds, and were systematically beaten and tormented. On 17 January the ship arrived in Japan, where the POWs were displayed to the
Japanese press. On 20 January 1942, it went on a voyage to the prisoner of war camp in Japanese occupied China. Admiral Kajioka had refused a request by an officer to execute some of the POWs, but this officer persisted and went to Saito directly to execute some of them on the voyage. On 22 January 1941, Saito carried out the execution of the Wake POWs.
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very exciting for the military and civilians on the island, especially those hoping for an evacuation; indeed, the PBY carried secret orders to begin the evacuation of civilians. The orders for the Wake commander were to prepare most of the contractors for evacuation and also to let him know what equipment was going to be supplied by the relief mission, such as a radar, ammunition, and additional personnel. This also allowed the Wake Island staff to provide a detailed account and paperwork for the battle that had been occurring. The PBY was refueled and took off the next morning of
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retreated to a final line northeast of the airfield. "Unfortunately, Commander
Cunningham had received notification of the recall of an American relief expedition that had been dispatched by the Pacific Fleet. With communications disrupted by SNLF men cutting American field phone lines, Major Devereux assumed that most of his strongpoints on Wake’s south shore had been overrun. Cunningham reluctantly issued orders to surrender, and Devereux bravely headed toward the sounds of the fighting to make sure they were obeyed."
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assault, Cunningham had been working with Pearl to try to get the civilians away, but of course Pearl Harbor had lost so many ships in the Pearl Harbor attack that there were fewer resources available for a relief mission. Because of the concern over radio jamming, Wake was able to send up four serviceable F4F Wildcats on patrol before the invasion fleet arrived.
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and claiming four kills. In July 1943, a B-24 strike target the few depot losing another B-24 when intercepted by 20-30 Zero's. The last raid from Midway was in July 1943. The next large strike was combination of naval bombardment and carrier strike aircraft in the fateful
October 1943 raids. In 1944, Wake was bombed by
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the way back to San
Francisco. Midway was also attacked that day along with Wake and Pearl; it was shelled by two Japanese destroyers that withdrew after being hit by Midway's shore batteries. However, the attack destroyed a PBY Catalina and there was several casualties, along with damage to the facilities there.
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operating from Midway to stop Wake from supporting the battle for the
Marshall Islands. Once the Kwajalein was taken, Wake was attacked from the newly won base with B-24 raids. This continued until October 1944, thereafter Wake was only bombed a few more times by carrier strike groups usually heading
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Marines landed on Wake Island. They had advanced quite inland, until they were met with a strong US counterattack led by
Captain Platt, which inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and forced them to retreat back to their landing area. After heavy fighting, the U.S. Marines guarding the airfield
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Japanese conducted an air raid of 17 G3M2 "Nell" bombers, of which, between the defending F4F Wildcats and anti-aircraft, they claimed 2 shot down and 11 damaged. The invasion fleet returned to the Japense-controlled Marshall Islands, and preparations for the Wake relief mission
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December 7, 1941 was a clear and bright day on Wake Island. Just the previous day, Major
Devereux ordered a practice drill for his Marines, which happened to be the first one done because of the great need to focus on the island's defenses. The drill went well enough that Major Devereux commanded the
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The battle started with a surprise bombing raid on December 8, 1941, within hours of Pearl Harbor, and the air raids continued almost every day for the duration of the battle. There were two amphibious assaults, one on December 11, 1941 (which was rebuffed) and another on December 23, that led to the
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in June 1942; however, the war dragged on for several more years as the Japanese had heavily defended islands throughout the Pacific and a large number of vessels. A decision to take an island had to be taken carefully, as the battles could be extraordinarily costly, with many thousands perishing in
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on 26 November 1941. On 8 December, she saw columns of smoke rising over the island but assumed it was caused by construction work being done ashore. That night, when she surfaced to charge her batteries, she was informed by radio Wake that Pearl Harbor had been bombed and was ordered to stay out of
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Two more air raids followed in the following days. The main camp was targeted on 9 December, destroying the civilian hospital and the Pan Am air facility. The next day, enemy bombers focused on outlying Wilkes Island. Following the raid on 9 December, the four antiaircraft guns had been relocated in
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took three take-off attempts to get airborne and then flew to Midway, then Honolulu, and finally San Francisco over three days, and the passengers provided first-hand accounts of the attack. The passengers not only experienced the Wake air raid, but also had seen damage at Midway and Pearl Harbor on
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amphibious flying boat that had survived the attack unscathed save a few bullet holes. The surviving Chamorro workers did not board the plane and were left behind. The aircraft was stripped down to hold as many as possible, and about 40 passengers could fit but they had to sit on the bare floor. The
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trans-Pacific amphibious air service initiated in 1935. The civilian facility was part of a string of seaplane bases that opened the first commercial air route across the Pacific, and other stops were at islands across the Pacific. The flying boats were some of the largest fixed-wing aircraft of the
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From June 1942 to July 1943, there were many B-24 raids and photographic recon missions were launched from Midway to Wake, often resulting in air battles between Zero's and bombers. For example, on 15 May 1943, a raid of 7 B-24s made it Wake to be intercepted by 22 Zero's, with allies losing 1 B-24
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was on the USN's new fleet submarines when it was commissioned in June 1940, and was on a peacetime patrol near Wake Island when war broke out. It was on patrol near Wake until it had an engine failure and had to go back to port. It had to be repaired and did not return service until early 1942. It
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In July 1943, a prisoner of war was executed for stealing food, as ordered by Sakaibara; however, the identity of this POW is unknown. On October 7, 1943, the prisoners of war were executed on order of Sakaibara. They were marched into an anti-tank ditch and executed by machine gun fire. At the end
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on 20 December. He was therefore able to provide an accurate recounting of the actual happenings on Wake Island to the press and people of America, while also providing photos and maps of the island. He was also published in a nationwide magazine about the attack. The only reason Bayler was able to
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On December 22, a carrier air raid from the Hiyru and Soryu consisting of 39 planes arrived. The Wildcats defended, and in the ensuing air battle, both were shot down, with one just making it back to base and the other was not heard from. Interestingly, the Japanese admiral Abe of the carrier group
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The Japanese intercepted radio transmissions from the PBY, which caused them to move the second landing attempt forward one day. On the morning of 21 December, the second and larger invasion fleet departed their base in the Marshalls, and the carrier group accelerated. The carrier group came within
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Type 97 "Mavis" which was shot down by a Wildcat; later in the day, 26 G3M2 "Nell" attacked. Wake defenders shot down one Nell and damaged four, although there was some damage to a building and an AA gun. News of the battle reached the USA mainland, which unfortunately broadcast in new reports that
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six days later. After unloading 20 men there, she departed for China. En route, the Japanese commander of the guard contingent, Lieutenant Toshio Sato, picked five men at random and ordered them topside. There they were ordered to kneel, and he told them in Japanese: "You have killed many Japanese
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who became known as the last Marine to leave Wake Island before its capture. Bayler was withdrawn because he was one of the few Marine Corps officers that had experience establishing air-ground communications networks and had knowledge of the still top-secret US radar program. The PBY Catalina was
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Civil Engineering Company were present on the island for the construction of the military facilities. Most of these men were veterans of previous construction programs for the Boulder Dam, Bonneville Dam, or Grand Coulee Dam projects. Others were men who were in desperate situations and great need
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In early 1944, Wake was largely cut off from resupply because the Allies Pacific campaign had moved past Wake, in particular, the Japanese base to the south in the Marshall Islands that had been resupplying Wake was captured in January 1944. By May 1944 the Japanese forces on Wake began rationing
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Fearing an imminent invasion, the Japanese reinforced Wake Island with more formidable defenses. The American captives were ordered to build a series of bunkers and fortifications on Wake. The Japanese brought in four 8-inch (200 mm) naval guns, which are often incorrectly reported as having
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During this time, there was a US Naval force on the way that was going to resupply Wake on December 24, but it did not work as planned as the Japanese 2nd wave took the island on December 23 before this could take place. American and Japanese dead from the fighting between December 8 and 23
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A Wake resupply mission was under planning but was held back by the availability of ships. Finally, a Navy War planning officer made a breakthrough; they realized that if they converted a seaplane tender (which was available) and the people on Wake took no possessions, they could squeeze everyone
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After an unsuccessful Japanese landing attempt on 11 December, there would be air raids most days by G3M "Nells" and/or flying boats, with the F4F Wildcats and anti-aircraft batteries trying to defend. Meanwhile, back at Pearl Harbor a plan was developed to resupply Wake and evacuate the civilian
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U.S. submarines on patrol near Wake at the start of the battle, and at least six Japanese submarines participated. The Japanese ultimately lost two submarines in the operation, but not as a direct result of enemy action. Two Japanese submarines collided with each other, sinking one, and another
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Meanwhile, back at Pearl, Commander Pye was also impressed by the brave defense, who had gotten the reports from the PBY visit. This increased the Americans resolve to rescue Wake even if it meant risking the Tangier. The idea would be to send the Tangier in with two destroyers to do the relief
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The Pacific war finally drew to a close starting in August 1945, and the Emperor of Japan announced the surrender to the Japanese people and the agreement was formally signed by September 2, 1945. On 4 September 1945, the remaining Japanese garrison surrendered to a detachment of United States
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on January 12, 1942, with 5 of those being executed en route. In late February, there was the first raid on Wake by the US which consisted of a shore bombardment, some air raids on the 23 and 24 of February, and a fight with Japanese patrol boats. Between January and November 45 POWs died from
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In the early morning hours of 11 December the Japanese fleet moved within range and began shelling the island around 6 a.m. The island was already on alert by morning because Cunningham had been informed the Japanese were trying to jam radio communication during the night. Prior to the landing
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Of the 45 Chamorros, five were killed and five wounded in the initial airstrikes on December 8, and the five in the hospital died the next day when the hospital was bombed. The Military commander of Wake asked the surviving Chamorros if they would help defend the island; they agreed and helped
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brought supplies and 500 additional Japanese troops to Wake on 12 January 1942. The POWs were separated; about 20 stayed at the hospital due to injuries; about 367 stayed on Wake due to their construction experience; and over 1230 were put on the ship. The prisoners on the ship were under the
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s task force was delayed by the necessity to refuel its escorting destroyers on 21 December, before reaching the island. This process was prolonged by heavy weather, although the task force could still reach Wake by 24 December as scheduled. After receiving reports of heavy Japanese carrier
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was allowed to visit Wake Island, and it departed with 974 patients. It was boarded and checked both before and after the visit to confirm it was not carrying contraband, and the number of patients was confirmed; 974 Japanese were taken off Wake. On the way to Wake, it was stopped by the
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bearings. She heard a dull explosion 58 seconds later and believed one had hit the target, then went to 175 feet (53 m) and cleared the area. (No sinking was recorded, and she was not credited with one.) After their initial repulse on 11 December, the Japanese returned with two
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had left and was on its way to Guam with passengers, when it received a radio message about the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was told to return to Wake. It returned only to be caught in the Japanese surprise bombing raid which killed 9 employees and destroyed many of the buildings.
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of the war, the Japanese garrison surrendered and said the POWs had been killed in a bombing attack; however, that story broke down when some of the officers wrote notes explaining the true story, and Sakaibara confessed to the mass execution. (For further information, see the
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food, and the rationing became progressively more strict. Fishing, growing vegetables, bird eggs, and rats were important food supplies at this time, and sometimes tens of thousands of rats were eaten to stave off starvation. Their main resupply base was taken in the Allied
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case the Japanese had photographed the positions. Wooden replicas were erected in their place, and the Japanese bombers attacked the decoy positions. A lucky strike on a civilian dynamite supply set off a chain reaction and destroyed the munitions for the guns on Wilkes.
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Ro-60, a Japanese submarine that had participated in the battle but was damaged by an air attack and could no longer submerge, crashed on a reef going back to base on December 29, 1941. All 66 crew members were rescued, but the submarine had to be abandoned there.
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After the initial raid was fought off, American news media reported that, when queried about reinforcement and resupply, Commander Cunningham was reported to have quipped, "Send us more Japs!" In fact, Cunningham sent a long list of critical equipment—including
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ordered the beheading of an American civilian worker who was caught stealing. He and 97 others had initially been kept to perform forced labor. Fearing an invasion, Sakaibara ordered all of them killed. They were taken to the northern end of the island,
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by 1943. It was captured by Japanese forces in January 1942 and turned into a large sea and air base. In addition, they had bases to the south in the Marshall Islands and also west of Wake in Micronesia. The allies had a surprising victory in the
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While the Japanese gathered reinforcements for a second and larger invasion of the island, Submarine Squadron 7 sent orders to all three submarines of Submarine Division 27 on 12 December 1941 directing them to return to Kwajalein. Accordingly,
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including Wilcox and Russel; not including those that had died or been executed, that left 98 on the island. In addition, between January and November 1942, there were 45 deaths. This included some that were quite old, including a WW1 veteran.
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becoming the first Japanese surface warship to be sunk in the war. The Japanese recorded 407 casualties during the first attempt. The Japanese force withdrew without landing, suffering their first setback of the war against the Americans.
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fighters, along with three complete sets of Fire Control equipment for the 3-inch AA batteries already on the island, plus tools and spares; spare parts for the 5-inch coast defense guns and replacement fire control gear; 9,000 5-inch
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soldiers in battle. For what you have done you are now going to be killed ... as representatives of American soldiers." The Japanese then beheaded them. The bodies were used for bayonet practice and then thrown overboard.
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been captured in Singapore. The U.S. Navy established a submarine blockade instead of an amphibious invasion of Wake Island. As a result, the Japanese garrison starved, which is thought to have led to their hunting the
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at a distance of 4,000 yd (3,700 m) with at least two direct hits to her magazines, causing her to explode and sink within two minutes, in full view of the defenders on shore. Battery A claimed to have hit
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At the end of the battle on December 23, 1,603 people, of whom 1,150 were civilians, were taken prisoner. Three weeks later, all but roughly 350-360 were taken to Japanese prisoner of war camps in Asia aboard the
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After Japanese ships were spotted Commander Cunningham ordered that the guns hold fire until they got into closer range. The US Marines began firing at the invasion fleet with their six 5-inch (127 mm)
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On Monday, December 8, 1941, the day started normally enough, with a China Clipper continuing its way to Guam. But then, radio word of an attack on Pearl Harbor arrived. Wake was on the other side of the
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operating south of Wake, fired 4 torpedoes at what is thought to be Japanese destroyer in the landing invasion fleet destroyer picket line that was going to arrive at Wake that morning of the 11th.
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from 30 August to 15 September, then participated in local and fleet operations in the Hawaiian area. On 19 November, the submarine headed west to conduct a practice war patrol and arrived off
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went deep and began evasive action. When the Japanese ship slowed astern, the submarine came to 120 feet (37 m) and fired four stern torpedoes—the first American torpedoes shot during
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mission. Further out to sea the two carrier groups would support the operation. However, it was a race against time, as the Japanese fleet would arrive the morning of the 23 December 1941.
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from receiving the orders despite three attempts by Submarine Squadron 7 to contact her. Consequently, she continued to patrol off Wake Island as the submarines of Submarine Division 26 —
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In September 1942, 265 were shipped away, this left 98 POWs on the island, which were executed in October 1943. Sakaibara arrived by aircraft to command Wake starting in December 1942.
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continued in Hawaii. During the battle, one Wildcat had been hit by fire, which, although landing safely, rendered it unserviceable. This left three Wildcats available for air patrols.
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were stored, although some also suggest the bomb hitting elsewhere and an explosion amidships. Two destroyers were thus lost with nearly all hands (there was only one survivor, from
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leave Wake Island was because he was a radio technician, and thus his services and abilities were greatly needed elsewhere. Therefore, he left in the only plane that was available.
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Japanese losses were 144 casualties, 140 SNLF and Army casualties with another 4 aboard ships. At least 28 land-based and carrier aircraft were also either shot down or damaged.
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for money. The construction plans included an airfield, a seaplane base, a submarine base, and a channel cut through Wilkes Island for submarines to be able to reach the lagoon.
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the garrison on Wake island was "very small"; on Wake they could hear this broadcast, which was a bit disconcerting that their size was revealed, and there was no resupply yet.
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Because it was earlier in WW2, many of the ships involved in the Battle for Wake did not survive through the war; on the Japanese side, only the Japanese seaplane tender
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The US Marines lost 49 killed, two missing, and 49 wounded during the 15-day siege, while three US Navy personnel and at least 70 US civilians were killed, including 10
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was not informed, and made no attacks on them. Neither did she make any effort to evacuate people from Wake. On 21 December, the submarine was ordered to return to
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A Martin M130 Clipper, a 4-engined flying boat Pan-American used on commercial routes across the Pacific. Wake island was one of their stopovers on the way to Guam.
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The Japanese used the POWs to build over 200 coral and concrete bunkers, pillboxes, revetments, and other fortifications such as coral revetments for aircraft.
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crashed into a reef trying to get back to base after the battle. One US submarine engaged one Japanese vessel to no effect the night of 10 December. (See also
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day, and the tickets were very expensive but did allow a much faster trip to Asia and Australia. A couple dozen or so Pan-American employees, plus forty-five
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fortify the island. They were taken POW, with 33 surviving the war, and in 1982 they were granted veteran status for their contributions during the battle.
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on 25 December 1941. The ship arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 29 December 1941 and Fletcher was replaced as commander of Task Force 14 by Rear Admiral
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with only 449 Marines on hand for the battles at Wake Island because one officer , USMC had been ordered to leave on 20 December with official reports.
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Early on the morning of 11 December, the garrison, with the support of the four remaining Wildcats, repelled the first Japanese landing attempt by the
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attacked the Japanese garrison on Wake Island. U.S. forces bombed the island periodically from 1942 until Japan's surrender in 1945. On 24 July 1943,
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formed by Wake Island and its minor islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands by the air, land, and naval forces of the Japanese Empire against those of the
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Honolulu, Mailing Address: National Park Service Pearl Harbor National Memorial 1 Arizona Memorial Place; Us, HI 96818 Phone: 808 422-3399 Contact.
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decided that she no longer could dive safely. The Battle of Wake Island ended as Wake Island fell to the Japanese on 23 December 1941, and that day
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various causes. On May 10, 1942, one POW was executed. On May 11, 1942, 20 more POW, including the last military POW were shipped to China on the
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men to rest on the Sabbath and take their time relaxing, doing laundry, writing letters, thinking, cleaning, or doing whatever they wished.
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bombing the island. On the night of 10 December, she surfaced and was charging her batteries when flashes of light from Wake revealed a
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was transferred to a shore command that same day. The task force put to sea on 31 December and patrolled in the vicinity of Midway.
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with Ro-60 class subs. Jingei would rescue the crew of Ro-60 when the battle-damaged submarine ran aground heading back to base.
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was impressed by the courage of two Marine pilots and made a note of this.
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The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway
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rescued her three survivors, who had been thrown overboard from her
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5204:"Memorializing the Wake Island Rail: An Extinction Caused by War"
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4671:"Sensuikan: IJN Submarine RO-66: Tabular Record of Movement"
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4083:"A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island"
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A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island
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A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Defense of Wake Island
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A MAGNIFICENT FIGHT: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island
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A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941–1945
5277:"Manhattan Project: Japan Surrenders, August 10-15, 1945"
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Victory in Defeat: The Wake Island Defenders in Captivity
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was with the other submarines of Submarine Division 26 —
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for his actions on the island: he shot down two Japanese
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Given up for dead: America's heroic stand at Wake Island
5111:"Escort Carrier Photo Index: USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77)"
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as a diversion. A third task force, under Vice Admiral
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1,104 civilians interned, of whom 180 died in captivity
5787:"To Hell and Back: Wake During and After World War II"
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her and dropping two 100-pound (45.4 kg) bombs.
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3886:Cressman, Robert J. (1998). Frank, Benis M. (ed.).
1125:Early in the morning of 8 December, a Pan-American
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5805:Youtube Summary of the Battle for Wake Island
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6443:Attacks on hospitals during World War II
5772:Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003)
5743:Executed Today on the executed Civilians
5694:, and does not reflect subsequent edits.
5677:
5616:
5538:
5465:
5377:
4142:"1942-44: U.S. Air Raids on Wake Island"
4117:
3937:
3885:
3873:
3799:
3775:
3402:
3117:
3004:
2937:
2897:In June 1945 the Japanese hospital ship
2873:
2818:
2808:also flew his first combat mission as a
2764:
2650:crash-dived, but the attack damaged her
2416:
2340:range of Wake's guns. The next morning,
2307:
1878:
1866:
1858:
1848:
1743:
1517:
1496:
1488:
1411:
1191:
1183:
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1068:
1030:
777:playing a prominent role on both sides.
6413:Battles of World War II involving Japan
5711:WW2 Facts - Battle of Wake Island Facts
5134:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2015).
4888:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4862:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4836:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4756:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4721:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4695:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4669:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
4333:
4315:"The Forsaken Defenders of Wake Island"
4261:"Wake Island Prisoners of World War II"
4258:
4190:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
3716:
3271:
2849:battles for remote islands such as the
1501:Wreckage of Wildcat 211-F-11, flown by
1011:and pistols in .45 caliber, as well as
239:
221:
203:
100:
6375:
6024:Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
5726:Historynet.com Wake Island POW Account
5519:
5446:
5226:
5070:
4312:
4303:
4047:
3965:
3963:
3961:
3959:
3957:
3625:"Clippers At War @ flyingclippers.com"
3179:WW2 bunker on Wake overlooking a beach
2760:
1200:) was lost in the December 11 assault.
6408:Amphibious operations of World War II
6099:
5813:
5560:
5227:Padden, Kathy Copeland (2021-05-29).
5019:
5017:
5015:
4943:. marshall.csu.edu.au. 9 October 2005
4419:"The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis"
4416:
4041:
3909:
3907:
3804:. United States Department of Defense
3619:
3617:
3615:
3578:
3527:
3426:
3424:
3422:
3381:
3227:Naval and air personnel not included.
3155:Revetments for aircraft built by POWs
3126:
2892:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
2640:Marine Fighter Squadron 211 (VMF-211)
2275:
1924:TF–14 consisted of the fleet carrier
857:About 1,221 civilian workers for the
391:
5583:
5420:
4398:Lundstrom 2005, pp. 26–27, 29–30, 35
3256:
3241:
1833:
1565:), and the 17th Destroyer Division (
1450:range of Wake on December 21, 1941.
846:, commanded by Marine aviator Major
6070:List of shipwrecks in December 1941
5515:(Report). United States Navy. C973.
5393:Administration, National Cemetery.
4933:
4619:
4259:Wensyel, James W. (November 2001).
3997:Lundstrom, John B. (July 1, 2005).
3954:
3816:Cox, Samuel J. (29 December 2016).
3815:
2327:Assigned to Submarine Division 62,
1771:
1180:First landing attempt (December 11)
983:.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning
13:
6398:South Seas Mandate in World War II
5971:Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf
5664:
5440:
5012:
4320:Naval History and Heritage Command
4284:
3904:
3822:Naval History and heritage Command
3778:"'Humbled by Sizeable Casualties'"
3612:
3579:Urwin, Gregory (23 October 2023).
3419:
3323:
3013:
3000:
2593:— at Kwajalein when Japan entered
1356:"Battery L", on Peale islet, sank
765:. It was fought on and around the
302:449 USMC personnel consisting of:
14:
6454:
5951:Japanese invasion of Batan Island
5645:
5201:
5030:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
2989:and reburied at Section G of the
1822:and were transported by train to
1007:rifle. Other small arms included
273:First Attempt (11 December):
6185:
6179:
6050:Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
5922:
5916:
5878:Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra
5737:Wake Island Civilian POW Account
5732:Wake Island Civilian POW Account
5676:
5602:. University of Nebraska Press.
5508:Cunningham, Winfield S. (1948).
5208:Scientific American Blog Network
4407:Lundstrom 2005, pp. 40–43, 47–48
4216:Sendzikas, Aldona (2012-02-01).
3197:Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra
3172:
3160:
3148:
3136:
3099:(Marine Corps Fighter Squadron)
3024:Commandant, 14th Naval District
2046:and other battalion small arms.
1919:Second Carrier Division (第二航空戦隊)
1726:Lieutenant Colonel Walter Bayler
1719:Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
960:The Marines were armed with six
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2682:north of the atoll at 02:00 at
2292:The US Submarines were its new
2052:consisted of the fleet carrier
1855:USN relief plans and operations
1643:invasion of the Gilbert Islands
1629:; and 29th Destroyer Division (
1353:as they approached the island.
6060:Battle of Changsha (1941–1942)
5961:Japanese invasion of Lamon Bay
5941:Attack on Clark and Iba Fields
4547:was critical. Blair, pp.120-1.
3348:
3296:
3262:
3221:
3027:Island Commander, Wake. Cmdr.
2625:followed on 14 December 1941.
2233:his flagship and Rear Admiral
2229:the following day. Leary made
2085:), and the nine destroyers of
1703:, sank the Japanese destroyer
1065:Initial airstrike and bombings
1021:On 28 November, naval aviator
1:
5902:Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan
5898:Japanese invasion of Thailand
5414:
4540:For which squadron commander
4313:Nasuti, Guy (December 2016).
3849:: Tabular Record of Movement"
3800:Garamone, Jim (7 June 2017).
3651:Cunningham, W. Scott (1961).
3382:Urwin, Gregory J. W. (2011).
2927:
972:3 in (76 mm)/50 cal
616:Qantas Short Empire shootdown
5966:Japanese invasion of Legazpi
5598:Uwrin, Gregory J.W. (1997).
5546:. Nashville: Battery Press.
5540:Devereux, Colonel James P.S.
5466:Cressman, Robert J. (2005).
5451:. US Naval Institute Press.
4417:Kratz, Jessie (2020-07-30).
3776:Cressman, Robert J. (1992).
3355:1st Marine Defense Battalion
3047:1st Marine Defense Battalion
2802:Distinguished Flying Crosses
2790:Consolidated B-24 Liberators
1676:in Asia. However, some were
1655:Special Naval Landing Forces
1485:Second assault (December 23)
1035:Wake island in December 1941
829:1st Marine Defense Battalion
641:KNILM Douglas DC-3 shootdown
7:
6019:Bombing of Singapore (1941)
5946:Japanese invasion of Aparri
5883:Invasion of Gilbert Islands
5873:First Bombardment of Midway
4365:Lundstrom, John B. (1990).
4334:Wheeler, Gerald E. (1996).
4287:"They defended Wake Island"
3203:First Bombardment of Midway
3184:
1321:Special Naval Landing Force
10:
6459:
6065:Dutch East Indies campaign
5976:Japanese invasion of Vigan
5956:Japanese invasion of Davao
5793:. Charles Sturt University
5569:. New York: Bantam Books.
5520:Dennis, Jim Moran (2011).
3456:"Pre War/WWII USMC M1903s"
3302:20 later died in captivity
3044:
2931:
2833:PB2Y Coronado flying boats
2745:, to supervise rescue and
2603:United States Marine Corps
2455:United States Marine Corps
2421:Japanese submarine tender
2413:Japanese submarine actions
2331:made a training cruise to
990:.30 in (7.62 mm)
814:
318:6 coastal artillery pieces
6274:
6251:
6194:
6177:
6133:
6032:
5984:
5931:
5914:
5845:
5593:. New York: W. W. Norton.
5487:Cunningham, Chet (2002).
5472:. Naval Institute Press.
5425:. Naval Institute Press.
5329:"Massacre on Wake Island"
5161:"Japanese Hospital Ships"
4238:10.1525/phr.2012.81.1.138
4226:Pacific Historical Review
4222:, by Gregory J. W. Urwin"
4013:– via Google Books.
4003:. Naval Institute Press.
3534:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
3432:"War Boat: A Heroic Tale"
3388:. Naval Institute Press.
3333:. nps.gov. Archived from
3049:Detachment, Wake – Major
1443:Lt. Colonel Walter Bayler
429:
379:
332:
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129:
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49:
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21:
6323:Japanese submarine Ro-66
6305:Japanese destroyer
6297:Japanese destroyer
6224:Japanese submarine Ro-60
5544:The story of Wake Island
5229:"Wake Island War Crimes"
3360:August 25, 2005, at the
3215:
3082:Capt. Bryght D. Godbold
2728:and splitting her
2067:, three heavy cruisers (
2038:air search radar and an
1715:Navy Expeditionary Medal
1713:, affixed to either the
1101:flown from bases on the
1009:Thompson submachine guns
943:3"/50 caliber gun in WW1
5749:Massacre on wake Island
5617:Wukovits, John (2003).
5378:Headsman (2009-06-18).
5359:Encyclopedia Britannica
5185:"Return to Wake Island"
4509:www.oneternalpatrol.com
4342:Naval Historical Center
3818:"H-002-2A: Wake Island"
3585:Encyclopædia Britannica
3581:"Battle of Wake Island"
3079:3-inch Artillery Group
3068:5-inch Artillery Group
2613:. On 12 December 1941,
1740:Surrender and aftermath
1539:Second Carrier Division
997:M1903 Springfield rifle
681:Nauru and Ocean Islands
6393:History of Wake Island
6237:Wake Island Conference
6207:Winfield S. Cunningham
6014:Battle of Kuala Lumpur
5853:Attack on Pearl Harbor
5672:
5652:Listen to this article
5637:Urwin, Gregory (2010)
5493:. Carroll & Graf.
4556:Blair, pp.120 and 901.
3629:www.flyingclippers.com
3143:A rusted shore battery
3123:
3071:Maj. George H. Potter
3029:Winfield S. Cunningham
3010:
2977:Lawson H. M. Sanderson
2943:
2886:
2824:
2774:
2773:planes in October 1943
2426:
2313:
2312:USS Triton around 1940
2304:U.S. submarine actions
2183:rendezvoused with the
2023:Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo
1911:, centered around the
1884:
1876:
1864:
1818:Those POWs arrived in
1749:
1530:
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1494:
1421:
1201:
1189:
1138:
1091:attack on Pearl Harbor
1074:
1057:) was dispatched from
1036:
1026:Winfield S. Cunningham
981:among them); eighteen
962:5-inch (127 mm)/51 cal
360:21 aircraft destroyed
356:2 patrol boats wrecked
328:1,221 civilian workers
324:68 U.S. Navy personnel
199:Winfield S. Cunningham
130:Commanders and leaders
6383:Battle of Wake Island
6202:Battle of Wake Island
6166:Wake Island Time Zone
5868:Battle of Wake Island
5863:Battle of Guam (1941)
5783:Spennemann, Dirk H.R.
5671:
5165:www.combinedfleet.com
4265:World War II Magazine
3313:"The Defense of Wake"
3209:Battle of Guam (1941)
3121:
3110:Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
3085:Batteries D, E and F
3074:Batteries A, B and L
3008:
2941:
2877:
2822:
2768:
2420:
2311:
1966:), and 8 destroyers (
1897:Task Force 11 (TF–11)
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1034:
901:5"/51 caliber gun on
819:In January 1941, the
794:United States Marines
739:Battle of Wake Island
420:Japanese offensives,
333:Casualties and losses
326:5 U.S. Army personnel
322:12 anti-aircraft guns
308:1st Defense Battalion
22:Battle of Wake Island
6433:December 1941 events
6359:19.2900°N 166.6010°E
6261:Typhoon Olive (1952)
6244:(Wake radio station)
6212:Shigematsu Sakaibara
6156:Wake Island Airfield
6045:Day of Infamy speech
6009:Battle of Kota Bharu
5703:More spoken articles
5561:Sloan, Bill (2003).
5382:. ExecutedToday.com.
5335:on February 14, 2008
4469:. 29 September 2007.
3824:. United States Navy
2993:, commonly known as
2961:and executed with a
2954:Shigematsu Sakaibara
2794:U.S. Army Air Forces
2597:on 8 December 1941,
2429:On 6 December 1941,
2256:. The carrier
2254:Guadalcanal campaign
2179:on 11 December. USS
2087:Destroyer Squadron 1
866:Pan American Airways
741:was a battle of the
306:399 infantry of the
165:Shigematsu Sakaibara
6355: /
5858:Battle of Hong Kong
5716:The Defense of Wake
5421:Dull, Paul (2007).
4970:PacificWrecks.com.
4071:. 23 December 2020.
4051:The Defense of Wake
3855:. Combinedfleet.com
3653:Wake Island Command
3528:Moran, Jim (2011).
3051:James P.S. Devreaux
2934:Japanese war crimes
2863:Japanese submarine
2761:Japanese occupation
2697: /
2540: /
2519:Japan Standard Time
2246:Battle of Coral Sea
2194:replenishment oiler
2173:Frank Jack Fletcher
2089:(squadron flagship
1849:Japanese occupation
1394:, spare parts, and
1323:troops. Submarines
1278:, submarine tender
839:, consisting of 12
651:Andaman and Nicobar
380:70 civilians killed
292:2 aircraft carriers
217:James P.S. Devereux
6171:Wake Island Device
5908:Invasion of Borneo
5888:Bombing of Rangoon
5791:Digital Micronesia
5761:Wake Island (1942)
5751:(Web archive link)
5745:(Web archive link)
5739:(Web archive link)
5673:
5300:Jim Moran (2011).
4529:Forrest M. O'Leary
4048:Heinly Jr., R. D.
3601:. historyofwar.org
3191:Wake Island (film)
3127:Historic landmarks
3124:
3011:
2944:
2887:
2855:Battle of Iwo Jima
2825:
2796:, in transit from
2775:
2656:commanding officer
2575:by the collision.
2545:19.167°N 166.467°E
2427:
2314:
2276:Submarines actions
2159:U.S. Pacific Fleet
2155:Commander in Chief
1885:
1877:
1865:
1750:
1730:United States Navy
1728:who departed on a
1711:Wake Island Device
1651:Patrol Boat No. 33
1647:Patrol Boat No. 32
1531:
1516:
1495:
1427:USS Tangier (AV-8)
1422:
1351:coast-defense guns
1316:Patrol Boat No. 33
1310:Patrol Boat No. 32
1202:
1190:
1154:Philippine Clipper
1144:Philippine Clipper
1139:
1075:
1037:
986:heavy machine guns
975:anti-aircraft guns
827:, elements of the
821:United States Navy
284:1 submarine tender
282:2 troop transports
57:8–23 December 1941
6388:Conflicts in 1941
6364:19.2900; 166.6010
6338:
6337:
6093:
6092:
5728:(Article limited)
5669:
5531:978-1-84908-603-5
5313:978-1-84908-604-2
5140:combinedfleet.com
5115:www.navsource.org
4976:pacificwrecks.com
4894:combinedfleet.com
4868:combinedfleet.com
4842:combinedfleet.com
4762:combinedfleet.com
4727:combinedfleet.com
4701:combinedfleet.com
4675:combinedfleet.com
4579:"Tambor (SS-198)"
4443:"Triton (SS 201)"
4423:Pieces of History
4285:Nelson, Mary Jo.
4196:combinedfleet.com
4120:Los Angeles Times
4029:Stars and Stripes
3940:Los Angeles Times
3703:www.guampedia.com
3541:978-1-84908-943-2
3395:978-1-61251-004-0
3116:
3115:
3108:Equipped with 12
2859:Minami Tori Shima
2806:George H. W. Bush
2702:9.000°N 167.500°E
2371:aircraft carriers
2034:); as well as an
1834:Additional events
1748:Wake POWs in 1941
1528:Patrol Boat No.33
1524:Patrol Boat No.32
1319:) containing 450
1305:-class destroyers
1286:armed merchantmen
1198:show here in 1927
1118:converted into a
955:3"/50 caliber gun
931:5"/51 caliber gun
919:5"/51 caliber gun
809:Douglas MacArthur
734:
733:
584:Dutch East Indies
386:
385:
342:2 destroyers sunk
294:2 heavy cruisers
276:3 light cruisers
154:Sadamichi Kajioka
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6080:HMS Peterel sunk
6075:USS Wake capture
6055:Malayan campaign
6004:Battle of Kampar
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1851:section below.)
1804:prisoners of war
1667:Morrison-Knudsen
1627:invasion of Guam
1616:, and transport/
1206:South Seas Force
1103:Marshall Islands
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656:Christmas Island
467:French Indochina
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