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USMC 498166 Last Man Off Wake Island Returns

Marine Colonel Walter L.J. Bayler, the “Last Man Off Wake Island” in December 1941, is the first man to set foot on Wake Island after the surrender documents were signed aboard a destroyer escort vessel.
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Title: Last Man Off Wake Island Returns
Description: Marine Colonel Walter L.J. Bayler, the “Last Man Off Wake Island” in December 1941, is the first man to set foot on Wake Island after the surrender documents were signed aboard a destroyer escort vessel.
Accession #: USMC
Catalog #: USMC 498166
Copyright Owner: USMC
Original Date: 1945-09-06
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