Wake Island
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Wake Island is an atoll (a type of island) in the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. It is controlled by the United States Army and United States Air Force. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
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Island areas | American Samoa • Baker Island • Guam • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Atoll • Navassa Island • Northern Mariana Islands • Palmyra Atoll • Puerto Rico • Virgin Islands • Wake Island |
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In 1941 The Japenese Invaded Wake Island,Only to meet fierce amercian resistance. The Casualty rate for the Americians was 62, And For the japs it was over 750.