Picture No | 11040607 |
Date | 1942 |
Description | U.S. Marine Corps who fought at Wake Island |
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Group photo of the 47th Platoon of the U.S. Marine Corps, who defended America during the Japanese naval and air attacks on Wake Island in December 1941. In those circumstances one enemy cruiser and one destroyer were sunk in forty-eight hours.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 17th January 1942 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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