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Allied soldiers land at Kiska Island in Alaska

"I was there Kiska" An American Private 1st Class shares his experiences during Allied landing at Kiska Island at Alaska in World War II. American soldiers disembark from a landing craft and move ashore without any resistance from Japanese troops. A Japanese hangar and submarine base destroyed by Allied bombings. Abandoned supplies, damaged trucks, antiaircraft guns. A tunnel leads to a hospital.

Location: Kiska Aleutian Islands Alaska

Date: 1944

Duration: 5 min 21 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

U.S. Army forces occupy abandoned Japanese outpost camp on Kiska Island in Alaska

U.S. forces occupy abandoned Japanese outpost on Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. An American soldier samples Japanese rice ration and another drinks a bottle of Japanese beer. Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett, Commander of Amphibious Force 9, Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt Commander of Western Defense Command, and Assistant Secretary of War, John J. McCloy, inspect the island. Heavy construction equipment and supplies unloaded at the beach. U.S. Army engineers commence building a U.S. base on Kiska. Soldiers hold a Japanese flag.

Location: Kiska Aleutian Islands Alaska

Date: 1944, August 18

Duration: 1 min 58 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English