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Battle of Wake Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Wake Island caption=A destroyed Japanese patrol boat (#33) on Wake. partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II date=December 8, 1941 – December 23, 1941 place=Wake Island result=Japanese victory… … Wikipedia
Battle of Wake Island — noun in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines • Syn: ↑Battle of Wake • Regions: ↑Wake Island, ↑Wake • Instance Hypernyms: ↑amphibious assault … Useful english dictionary
Wake Island (disambiguation) — Wake Island has several meanings: *Wake Island the geographical location **Battle of Wake Island * Wake Island (1942 film) , a 1942 film *USS Wake Island , a US Navy aircraft carrier during the Second World War … Wikipedia
Wake Island — For other uses, see Wake Island (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Wake Island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km). * * * Wake Island Introduction Wake Island Background: The US annexed Wake Island in 1899 for a cable station. An important air and naval base was constructed in… … Universalium
Wake Island Airfield — Infobox Airport name = Wake Island Airfield caption = Aerial photo of Wake Island Airfield IATA = AWK ICAO = PWAK type = Private operator = U.S. Air Force location = Wake Island elevation f = 14 elevation m = 4.3 coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Wake Island — noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii • Syn: ↑Wake • Members of this Region: ↑Battle of Wake, ↑Battle of Wake Island • Instance Hypernyms: ↑island • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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