 In December of that year, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they moved to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa in Hawaii.On December 25, 1941, fourteen Brewster F2A-3's landed on Midway Island after launching from the .They were originally part of a relief force bound for Wake Island, but were diverted to Midway instead after the force was controversially recalled on 22 December 1941, Wake Island fell on the following day.