Sad chapter in American History-the fall of Wake Is. What happened to the survivors who become POWs even more tragic.
That’s what I was wondering as I read that article - can you give brief explanation as to what happened to them? And what a heart-breaking photo of Mrs. Devereux and their son.
I suppose they were worked as slaves to continue the upgrades to the facilities?
Approx. 100 civilian workers kept on Wake to build airstrip for the Japanese. Later murdered. All the rest taken to POW Camps in China. A few escaped. Most put on train to port, then Korea, then onto Japan proper. Worked in coal mines. Suffered great deprivations and beatings.