(Sept. 29, 2023) This week, 80 years ago, 98 American civilians were murdered on the order of the Japanese garrison commander, Sakaibara Shigematsu, in retaliation for the bombing of Wake
Battle of Wake Island, (December 8–23, 1941), during World War II, battle for Wake Island, an atoll consisting of three coral islets (Wilkes, Peale, and Wake) in the central Pacific Ocean. During the battle a small force of U.S. Marines and civilian defenders fought elements of the Imperial