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  2. Wake Island (film) - Wikipedia

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    A map is shown with a voiceover giving a brief history of the United States military on Wake Island to November 1941. U.S. Marine Corps Major Geoffrey Caton departs Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii aboard the Pan American Clipper to take over command on Wake Island. A military contractor, Mr. McClosky, is also going there.

  3. Battle of Wake Island - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Wake Island was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on Wake Island.The assault began simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor naval and air bases in Hawaii on the morning of 8 December 1941 (7 December in Hawaii), and ended on 23 December, with the surrender of American forces to the Empire of Japan.

  4. Henry T. Elrod - Wikipedia

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    On December 4, 1941, Captain Elrod flew to Wake Island with twelve aircraft, twelve pilots, and the ground crew of Major Paul A. Putnam's fighter squadron, VMF-211. Hostilities in the air over Wake Island commenced on December 8, 1941. On December 12, he single-handedly attacked a flight of 22 enemy planes and shot down two.

  5. List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps

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    A Marine returns from Afghanistan to find his hometown devastated, and his wife and son missing. 2015 Mine: Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro Armie Hammer: A psychological thriller dealing with a Marine's (Hammer) mindstate, who hears the click of a mine and attempts to remain still until help arrives. 2016 Megan Leavey: Gabriela Cowperthwaite ...

  6. List of 1940s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    Wake Island (1942) – action war drama film telling the story of the United States military garrison on Wake Island and the onslaught by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor [106] Whom the Gods Love (German: Wen die Götter lieben) (1942) – Austrian historical musical film about the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [107]

  7. VMFA-211 - Wikipedia

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    In November 1941, VMF-211 embarked 12 of its 24 F4F-3 Wildcats and 13 of its 29 pilots aboard USS Enterprise for movement to Wake Island, the scene of the squadron's heroic battle, launching from the carrier and arriving at Wake on 3 December. [4] On 8 December 1941, the Japanese attacked Wake, destroying seven of the aircraft on the ground.

  8. James Devereux - Wikipedia

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    James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (February 20, 1903 – August 5, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman. He was the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the 1st Defense Battalion Detachment during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941.

  9. List of war films and TV specials set between 1914 and 1945

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    They Met in Bombay (1941) Wake Island (1942) The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942) Air Force (1943) depiction of Attack on Pearl Harbor; Destination Tokyo (1943) Wings Over the Pacific (1943) Aerial Gunner (1943) Bombardier (1943) Prisoner of Japan (1943) Guadalcanal Diary (1943), depiction of the Marines on Guadalcanal; Gung Ho! (1943 ...

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