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Wake Island
A Pan Am stop that fell in 1941.
- US flag raised
- 1899
- Captured
- December 23, 1941
Then
- 1899
The US takes possession on January 17.
- 1935
Pan Am builds a flying-boat stop and hotel.
- 1941
Japan captures the island on December 23.
- 1943
The Japanese commander has 98 prisoners executed.
Now
About 300 military and contract workers are on the island at any time.