A total of about 1100Ģ Location of Eneen-kio in relation to the rest of the Marshall IslandsĪ completely new period in the history of Wake Atoll was written at the The development of the air facilities, as wellĪs of coastal defense structures was given high priority. On February 4, 1941, President Roosevelt signed an Executive Order making Wake Theįrame shows the area covered by figure 2. Location of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Secretary of the Navy to develop Wake Atoll into the airstation asġ. In 1939, then, the U.S.Congress allocated $2 million to Little development took place, as the development of other naval air stations On record are lettuce, tomatoes,Īlthough Wake had been developed primarily as a civil air station, its statusĬhanged to a naval air station by Executive Order in 1935. Grow fresh vegetables in hydroponic cultures. Into a civilian airstation in the late 1930s also brought along the attempt to Refridgeration unit, as well a living quarters for the ground crew servicing Island, comprising a hotel/inn, stores, a power plant, radio station and a Following this inaugural flight, a regularįortnightly service was introduced in 1936, using Boeing planes from 1937īetween 19 Pan Am Airways set up a complete establishment on Wake In November and December 1935 Pan American Airways sent its 25-ton seaplaneĬhina Clipper on a successful flight from San Francisco to Manila, via as well as Japan investigated theįeasibility of long-distance flights across the Pacific.
In mid-1930s the major airlines of the U.S.A. Of World War II on Wake Island and the utilisation of Wake Atoll after the The following is a brief review of the events Theĭivision of Archaeology, History and Traditional Material Culture of the Alele On the Republic of the Marshall Islands' claims to Eneen-Kio (Wake Island). Appendix-Chronology of events 1941-1947Ī Special Commission on Eneen-Kio (Wake Island) was established to draft report.Wake and the national defense of the U.S.A.Wake as a depository for low-level nuclear waste.Wake and the trans-Pacific airroute (1950s).War crimes: the execution of the civilians 1943.Role of Wake Island in the strategic defense of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands.Command structure of the Japanese forces in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands.The state of the Wake naval air base at the outbreak of the hostilities.Forces stationed on Wake in November and December 1941.
Spennemann, Wake During and After World War II
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