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Battle of Wake Island

BelligerentsJapanUnited StatesCommanders and leadersShigeyoshi InoueSadamichi KajiokaShigematsu SakaibaraEiji GotōTamon YamaguchiWinfield S. Cunningham(POW)James Devereux(POW)Paul A. Putnam(POW)Henry T. Elrod†StrengthFirst Attempt (11 December):3 light cruisers 6 destroyers2 patrol boats2 troop transports1 submarine tender3 submarinesReinforcements arriving for Second Attempt (23 December): 2 aircraft carriers2 heavy cruisers 2 destroyers 2,500 infantry449 USMC personnel consisting of: 399 infantry of the 1st Defense Battalion50 det.

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