Location
Smaller island located to the north of Wake Island.

Prewar, this island had the terminal and seaplane area for Pan American flyingboats. Also, priort to the start of the war, the US Navy began construction of a Naval Air Station, that was never completed.

Weeping Chemical Weapons
There is evidence of Japanese chemical weapon stocks on Wake Island during World War II. It is also possible that the US had stocks of CW on Wake prior to the war although no records support this.

A Mysterious Irritant Forced Evacuation of Island in Pacific
New York Times, July 4, 1969: "In July of 1969 'Japanese WWII' canisters began leaking gas, reportedly containing chloropicrin. Several members of the US Coast Guard station there were sickened by the gas and the area was evacuated."

Japanese 8" Coastal Gun
Emplaced by the Japanese on northern coast of Peale Island

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009