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Originally Posted by john70t
Wake was an overwhelming victory for the USA.
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John, maybe you meant Midway?
Wake was bombed several hours after Pearl Harbor, and was lost two weeks later.
It remained in Japanese control for the rest of the war.
Four Marine F4F Wildcats defended Wake after the initial bombing raid, and sank a Japanese destroyer in a failed invasion attempt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island
