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English: Commander E. D. Taussig, USN, of the gunboat USS Bennington (PG-4), having called all present to witness that Uncle Sam took possession of Wake Island, ordered Old Glory to be hoisted by Ensign Wettengel |
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| Source | "How Old Glory was Raised on Wake Island", Los Angeles Herald, May 14, 1899, page 14 |
| Author | Unknown author |
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