[WWII - WAKE ISLAND]. Signatures of 18 defenders of Wake Island, incl. General Devereaux.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$250 -
$350
Sold for $315
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[WWII - WAKE ISLAND]. Signatures of 18 defenders of Wake Island, incl. General Devereaux.
Binder containing background research, articles, personal recollections, modern photographs and signatures related to the Battle of Wake Island, a small military garrison constructed on an atoll in the Pacific Ocean which came under attack simultaneously with Pearl Harbor. Despite overwhelming odds, Major James P.S. Devereux, USMC, and his forces repelled an initial assault by the Japanese, lifting the morale of the nation following the attack at Pearl Harbor. Wake Island would ultimately fall to the Japanese on 23 December 1941, with Deveraux becoming a POW until September 1945.
[With:] Cohen, Stan. Enemy on Island. Issue in Doubt. The Capture of Wake Island December 1941. 106pp, 8 1/2 x 11 in.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
The Mike Miner World War II Autograph Collection
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