WW2 NAVY / US MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL WAKE ISLAND DEVICE on WW1 US VICTORY MEDAL. THE WAKE ISLAND DEVICE (AS FOUND) APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO A SAILOR OR MARINE THAT SERVED IN BOTH WORLD WARS. NEVER RECEIVING OR LOSING HIS. NAVY OR MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, PUTTING IT ON HIS WW1 U. THIS ORIGINAL WAKE ISLAND DEVICE IS CAPTURED ON THE ORIGINAL WW1 US VICTORY MEDAL RIBBON BUT COULD BE REMOVED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. The Wake Island Device was issued to be worn as a campaign clasp, inscribed with the words ” WAKE ISLAND “, centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. A total of only 449 Marine Corps and 68 Navy personnel were eligible for the Wake Island Device, making it one of the rarest of United States military awards. As a point of comparison, there were a total of 472 Medal of Honor recipients during.