Battle of Wake Island

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1941 battle of World War II

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1941 — 1941 battleWorld War IIPacific WarUnited States of America

Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wake.jpg

Location: 19.29, 166.601, ///scoffed.brasses.envying, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1941-12-08T00:00:00Z
1942-02-24T00:00:00Z
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Amakasu Maru No.1Amakasu Maru No.1
A monument to U.S. Marines killed and captured in the Battle of Wake Island from December 8-23, 1941, stands near the Wake Island Airfield terminal in the middle PacificA monument to U.S. Marines killed and captured in the Battle of Wake Island from December 8-23, 1941, stands near the Wake Island Airfield terminal in the middle Pacific
Colonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island AttacksColonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks
Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wakeDestroyed Japanese patrol boat wake
Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941
F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941
Guam Memorial on Wake IslandGuam Memorial on Wake Island
Hand-drawn lettering marks a coral head near the shoreline of the Wake Island lagoon in the mid-PacificHand-drawn lettering marks a coral head near the shoreline of the Wake Island lagoon in the mid-Pacific
Marines at Battle of Wake Island plaque located at John A. Lejeune Hall (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune) 001Marines at Battle of Wake Island plaque located at John A. Lejeune Hall (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune) 001
Marines at Wake Is. plaque MMHMarines at Wake Is. plaque MMH
USMC-17599USMC-17599
USMC-17673USMC-17673
USMC-17673 PlaqueUSMC-17673 Plaque
USMC-M-Wake-17.PNGUSMC-M-Wake-17.PNG
WakeIslandDeviceWakeIslandDevice
Wake Island Japanese landing on Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNGWake Island Japanese landing on Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG
Wake Island US counterattack Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNGWake Island US counterattack Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG
Wake Island map 0400 hrs 23 Dec 1941.PNGWake Island map 0400 hrs 23 Dec 1941.PNG
Wake Island map Dec 1941.PNGWake Island map Dec 1941.PNG
Wake Island situation 0900 23 Dec 1941.PNGWake Island situation 0900 23 Dec 1941.PNG
Wake Island surface action 11 December 1941.PNGWake Island surface action 11 December 1941.PNG
Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941
Wreckage Wildcat Wake IslandWreckage Wildcat Wake Island
TypeDescriptionDateKeywordsNotesSource
linkFreebase entry@Wikidata
linkThe Operations Room article@Wikidata
conflictBattle of Wake Island1941battleWikidata
conflictWake Atoll raid1942airstrike, raidWikidata
imageAmakasu Maru No.12016Wikimedia
imageA monument to U.S. Marines killed and captured in the Battle of Wake Island from December 8-23, 1941, stands near the Wake Island Airfield terminal in the middle Pacific2016Wikimedia
imageColonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks1942Wikimedia
imageDestroyed Japanese patrol boat wakeWikimedia
imageDestroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941Wikimedia
imageF4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 19411941Wikimedia
imageGuam Memorial on Wake Island2017Wikimedia
imageHand-drawn lettering marks a coral head near the shoreline of the Wake Island lagoon in the mid-Pacific2016Wikimedia
imageMarines at Battle of Wake Island plaque located at John A. Lejeune Hall (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune) 0012011Wikimedia
imageMarines at Wake Is. plaque MMH2010Wikimedia
imageUSMC-175992009Wikimedia
imageUSMC-176732009Wikimedia
imageUSMC-17673 Plaque2009Wikimedia
imageUSMC-M-Wake-17.PNGWikimedia
imageWakeIslandDeviceWikimedia
imageWake Island Japanese landing on Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake Island US counterattack Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake Island map 0400 hrs 23 Dec 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake Island map Dec 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake Island situation 0900 23 Dec 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake Island surface action 11 December 1941.PNGWikimedia
imageWake civilian contractors marching in captivity 19411941Wikimedia
imageWreckage Wildcat Wake Island1941Wikimedia