One notable visit occurred in December 1906 when U.S. Army General John J. Pershing, later famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in western Europe during World War I, stopped at Wake on USAT Thomas and hoisted a 45-star U.S. flag that was improvised out of sail canvas.
Et bemærkelsesværdigt besøg skete i december 1906, da den amerikanske hær general John J. Pershing, senere berømt som øverstbefaleren for de amerikanske ekspeditionsstyrker i Vesteuropa under 1. verdenskrig, stoppede ved Wake med USAT "Thomas" og rejste et 45-stjernet amerikansk flag, der var improviseret ud af sejldug.