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Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:38 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"We don't have a lot of details yet," said the naval liaison officer. "Early reports indicate, however, that the Japanese fleet was caught out in the open."[/font]
Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:45 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"It's safe to say," the liaison officer said, "that enemy losses were not light."[/font]
Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:51 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"We should have a more definite accounting in a day or so," he added.[/font]
Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 4:58 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"We do know that a number of troop transports and freighters were hit."[/font]
Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:04 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"But there's no way to be sure of actual enemy casualties at this time."[/font]
Wake falls to Japanese -- USN carriers strike
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:11 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"It looks at this time as if we accounted for five or six large transport ships, though," he added.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:34 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]More details are available on the USN counterattack at Wake Island.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:50 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]As more news filters in it is clear the Navy took a heavy toll of enemy shipping at Wake Island.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:04 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]Following the debacle of Pearl Harbor, this action has to be morale-building for Americans everywhere.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:10 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]And also serve as a stern lesson to the Japanese that they are now in a fight for their lives with an adversary no longer asleep on a Sunday morning.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:17 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]9-10 December 1941
On Wednesday the American carriers at Wake Island hit the Japanese invasion force once again.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:23 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"Our carriers delivered repeated attacks," said a Naval spokesman.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:31 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"We hit the enemy hard."[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:35 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"He sustained heavy casualties."[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:44 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"We don't have an exact number of enemy losses yet."[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:48 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"And while a few of his ships might have escaped, from what I hear our boys did a bang-up job."[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:55 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]Naval authorities said it is likely the Japanese lost up to ten warships and transports from the attacks over two days.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:01 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]Naval headquarters released a statement to the effect that this represented a serious setback to the Japanese.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:07 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"They'll have a hard time putting a happy face on this for their Emperor," an official was overheard to say.[/font]
More details on action at Wake Island
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:13 pm
by Tristanjohn
[font="Times New Roman"]"The way I hear it Halsey ran out of targets, or he'd still be out there pounding away."[/font]
