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(Sept. 29, 2023) This week, 80 years ago, 98 American civilians were murdered on the order of the Japanese garrison commander, Sakaibara Shigematsu, in retaliation for the bombing of Wake
On December 8, 1941, the US garrison on Wake Island awoke to news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan's destruction of the US Pacific Fleet meant Wake Island was on its own against Japan's advance across the Pacific. The garrison surrendered after a 16-day battle, but their resistance gave the US Navy breathing room and became a rallying cry for Americans. Early on December 8, 1941, an American radio technician on Wake Island opened daily communications with the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor, located on the other side of the international date line. The initial transmissions were uni...
Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, US Marines took on the Japanese in what became the Alamo of the Pacific insider@insider.com (Benjamin Brimelow) © Wikimedia Commons Japanese Navy destroyer Hayate during sea trials around 1925. Wikimedia Commons On December 8, 1941, the US garrison on Wake Island awoke to news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan's destruction of the US Pacific Fleet meant Wake Island was on its own against Japan's advance across the Pacific. The garrison surrendered after a 16-day battle, but their resistance gave the US Navy breathing room ...