The Battle of Wake Island was the first encounter of American and Japanese infantry in the war. The attacks on the Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 (It was past the international date line). Wake Island has Wilkes and Peale Island almost connecting to it to the west.
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| - The Battle of Wake Island was the first encounter of American and Japanese infantry in the war. The attacks on the Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 (It was past the international date line). Wake Island has Wilkes and Peale Island almost connecting to it to the west.
- However, they had managed to hold on for quite a significant amount of time, and had done their fair share of damage to the Japanese troops attempting to land. Japanese casualties consisted of two sunk destroyers, one submarine destroyed, two additional transport ships sunk, and 820 men killed with 333 wounded. American casualties were lighter at first with the loss of all twelve aircraft and 120 killed with 49 wounded. However, as the war went on, a number of executions of military and civilian personnel alike occurred on the island increasing the total number casualties.
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| - *120 killed
*49 wounded
*12 aircraft
- *2 destroyers
*1 submarine
*2 transports
*820 killed
*333 wounded
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| - Sadamichi Kajioka
- Shigematsu Sakaibara
- Shigeyoshi Inoue
- James P.S. Devereux
- Tamon Yamaguchi
- Eiji GotÅ
- Winfield S. Cunningham
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| - A destroyed Japanese patrol boat on Wake.
- The wreckage of F4F-3 Wildcat 211-F11 on Wake
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- Note USMC History estimates 21 aircraft shot down and 51 aircraft damaged by flak. See
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| - The Battle of Wake Island was the first encounter of American and Japanese infantry in the war. The attacks on the Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 (It was past the international date line). Wake Island has Wilkes and Peale Island almost connecting to it to the west.
- However, they had managed to hold on for quite a significant amount of time, and had done their fair share of damage to the Japanese troops attempting to land. Japanese casualties consisted of two sunk destroyers, one submarine destroyed, two additional transport ships sunk, and 820 men killed with 333 wounded. American casualties were lighter at first with the loss of all twelve aircraft and 120 killed with 49 wounded. However, as the war went on, a number of executions of military and civilian personnel alike occurred on the island increasing the total number casualties.
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