Battle of Wake Island

1941 battle of World War II

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• Freebase entry^@
• The Operations Room article^@

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

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  Battle of Wake Island 1941
  
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1941-12-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Wake Island

1942-02-24T00:00:00Z

Wake Atoll raid

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Frameless

Amakasu 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 Pacific

Colonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks

Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wake

Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941

F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941

Guam Memorial on Wake Island

Hand-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) 001

Marines at Wake Is. plaque MMH

USMC-17599

USMC-17673

USMC-17673 Plaque

USMC-M-Wake-17.PNG

WakeIslandDevice

Wake Island Japanese landing on Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG

Wake Island US counterattack Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG

Wake Island map 0400 hrs 23 Dec 1941.PNG

Wake Island map Dec 1941.PNG

Wake Island situation 0900 23 Dec 1941.PNG

Wake Island surface action 11 December 1941.PNG

Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941

Wreckage Wildcat Wake Island

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	The Operations Room article@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Wake Island	1941	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Wake Atoll raid	1942	airstrike, raid		Wikidata
image	Amakasu Maru No.1	2016			Wikimedia
image	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 Pacific	2016			Wikimedia
image	Colonel Balyer Tells of First Wake Island Attacks	1942			Wikimedia
image	Destroyed Japanese patrol boat wake				Wikimedia
image	Destroyed fuel storage tanks on Wake Island c1941				Wikimedia
image	F4F-3 wreck VMF-211 Wake Island 1941	1941			Wikimedia
image	Guam Memorial on Wake Island	2017			Wikimedia
image	Hand-drawn lettering marks a coral head near the shoreline of the Wake Island lagoon in the mid-Pacific	2016			Wikimedia
image	Marines at Battle of Wake Island plaque located at John A. Lejeune Hall (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune) 001	2011			Wikimedia
image	Marines at Wake Is. plaque MMH	2010			Wikimedia
image	USMC-17599	2009			Wikimedia
image	USMC-17673	2009			Wikimedia
image	USMC-17673 Plaque	2009			Wikimedia
image	USMC-M-Wake-17.PNG				Wikimedia
image	WakeIslandDevice				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island Japanese landing on Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island US counterattack Wilkes 23 Dec 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island map 0400 hrs 23 Dec 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island map Dec 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island situation 0900 23 Dec 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake Island surface action 11 December 1941.PNG				Wikimedia
image	Wake civilian contractors marching in captivity 1941	1941			Wikimedia
image	Wreckage Wildcat Wake Island	1941			Wikimedia