War Stories with Oliver North pays tribute to those who sacrificed and served in one of the most overlooked chapters in World War II. On December 7, 1941 — the "date that will live in infamy ...

The Battle of Wake Island is often referred to as the loneliest battle of World War II. On December 8, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor surprised American military forces in Hawaii an occupied ...

Before World War II began, 45 Chamorro men were employed by Pan American Airways at a facility on Wake Island, one of the stops of the company’s air service, according to Guampedia.Guam was also ...

Remains found. In 2011, human remains were found on Wake Island that are believed to be those of the civilian contractors massacred in 1943 or other civilian contractors killed on Wake in 1941-’42.

Google Maps has captured a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a tiny place but the spot - roughly 2,300 miles west of Honolulu - hides a dark and gruesome history. Wake ...

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 US forces on September 4, 1945, Wake Atoll has ...

Six veterans of the WWII battle of Wake Island were honored at a luncheon at the Marines Memorial Club. PAUL CHINN/S.F. CHRONICLE. PAUL CHINN.

During World War II, Wake Island was the scene of intense fighting between Marine elements defending the island against the Japanese, simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.