Harbor Defenses of Wake Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
coastal defense command
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
Commander Winfield S. Cunningham
Major James P.S. Devereux |
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:engagedIn |
gptkb:Battle_of_Wake_Island
|
| gptkbp:established |
1941
|
| gptkbp:facedAttackBy |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
1st Defense Battalion, US Marine Corps
US Army Coast Artillery personnel |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Harbor Defenses of Wake Island
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Wake_Island
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
successful defense against initial Japanese landing
eventual capture by Japanese forces |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Coast_Artillery_Corps
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
defend Wake Island from naval attack
|
| gptkbp:surrenderedTo |
December 23, 1941
|
| gptkbp:weapon |
machine guns
3-inch anti-aircraft guns 5-inch coastal guns |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harbor_Defenses_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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