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Quite possibly. A few years ago I saw two of them interviewed for the documentary, Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific.
UPDATE: Added 9 Dec 2015. Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Terrence T. McAmis, USMC, was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in April, 1993. At his burial were 5 of the 6 remaining survivors, to include his commander. As of the last Wake Island Survivor reunion in 2013, it is not known how many USMC are still living. Estimated 40 civilian survivors were living as of 2013.
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