U.S. Air Force: Historic Island Tackles New Battle
February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
Heavily bombarded during a bloody two-week battle in World War II and the subsequent 44-month occupation by the Japanese before being handed over to U.S. forces on Sept. 4, 1945, Wake Atoll has attested to the resiliency of U.S. military members and civilians.
Since those historic days, the island has been named a national historic landmark and serves as a trans-Pacific ref . . .
Heavily bombarded during a bloody two-week battle in World War II and the subsequent 44-month occupation by the Japanese before being handed over to U.S. forces on Sept. 4, 1945, Wake Atoll has attested to the resiliency of U.S. military members and civilians.
Since those historic days, the island has been named a national historic landmark and serves as a trans-Pacific ref . . .