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Ninety-eight American POWs executed by Japan on Wake Island in 1943

Original: Ninety-eight American POWs were executed by Japanese forces OTD in 1943 on Wake Island https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel

Ninety-eight American prisoners of war were executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island on this day in 1943. The atoll had been captured by Japan shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, and the killings were carried out by the Japanese garrison. The event is remembered as a war crime and is commemorated through memorials and historical accounts of the Pacific War.

Why now: The execution anniversary prompts remembrance and historical reflection on the treatment of POWs in the Pacific War.

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• Ninety-eight American POWs were executed by Japanese forces OTD in 1943 on Wake Island https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan /tokyo-yasukuni-shrine/?s=mb # travel # Japan # history · bobthetraveler@mastodon.world · 3

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