Wake Island was a tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific, defended in December 1941 by a small force of Marines, sailors, ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Dec. 7, 2016. When Marine Capt. Henry Elrod arrived at Wake Island on Dec. 4, 1941, he could not possibly have imagined what lay in store for ...

The heroic defense of Wake Island in December 1941 by some 385 US marines has not only been reproduced as a screen feature almost minutely faithful to the facts but without stooping to cheapness in ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: The invasion, occupation and liberation of Guam had a lasting effect on the island's people, government and institutions. Each week leading up to the 75th anniversary of Guam's ...

In 2011, human remains were found on Wake Island that are believed to be those of the civilian contractors massacred in 1943 or other civilian contractors killed on Wake in 1941-’42. The Joint POW/MIA ...

A memorial in honor of Chamorro defenders of Wake Island during World War II was rededicated on June 7. The memorial was erected on Wake Island in 1991, three years after the surviving defenders from ...

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Here’s What You Need to remember: Today, Wake Island remains one of the most remote islands in the world, protected by miles and miles of open ocean. The rocky outpost has been modified extensively ...