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| Located Emiej Island is located at the eastern edge of Jaluit Atoll in the southern Marshall Islands. Prewar German and wartime American spelling "Emidj". Also spelled "Imeji" or sometimes "Imiedj". Located to the north of Jabor on Jaluit Island, roughly 30 minutes by boat. Wartime History Occupied by the Japanese for the duration of the war. At its height, a garrison of 2,200 occupied the island. Emiej was bombed by American aircraft over twenty months, including carrier aircraft and land based bombers when Kwajalein and Majuro were occupied. Once neutralized, the island was a "milk run" target for crews on practice bombing missions. American missions against Emidj February 1, 1942–October 6, 1944 Despite the tonnage of bombs dropped, of 837 Japanese killed on the island, only 381 were due to bombing, the rest were starvation and disease. During the war, the garrison managed to fish, raise pigs and cultivate gardens. Before the official surrender of Japan, the garrison commander Rear-Admiral Nisuke Masuda asked the local chief's permission to allow his men to remain on the island after the war, he declined. When the garrison of 2,000 surrendered, Masuda committed suicide on September 2, 1945 before his scheduled trial appearance for ordering the deaths of three US aviators captured in 1943. In his suicide note, he admitted to the killings and accepted full responsibility. Today Since the war, the island has reverted, and is one of the best preserved wartime locations in the Marshall Islands. There is no electricity on the island, but it is possible to walk around the island in a day. Emiej Seaplane Base (Imeji) Japanese seaplane base, disused since the war H8K2 Emily Sunk off the seaplane base H8K2 Emily Sunk off the seaplane base Contribute
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