The Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. A map shows the Aleutian Islands situated in the North Pacific Ocean forming the southern boundary of the Bering Sea. Volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands. The rocky coast of the island. A man stands on an ice covered ship. A boat carries some people. An aircraft lands on sea. A ship in the rough seas. In 1942: Animated map depicts Japanese invasion of Midway Island and Dutch Harbor and U.S. response to the attack. An aircraft takes off. U.S. Army officers who participated in the Battle of Dutch Harbor include Lieutenants Charles H. Briggs, Jack Todd, Jep C, Jonson, James E. Breeding, Virgil Alleman and Jack S. Marks. Active volcanoes in the background. Army camps in the Aleutian Islands.
Abandoned Japanese 105mm, twin Bofors and a 40 mm anti aircraft guns at Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. An abandoned supply ship beached at Kiska.
U.S. forces occupy abandoned Japanese outpost on Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska during World War II. 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.
American Sergent on board United States Naval ship Grant interviewed en route to Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. He shares his experiences about landings at Attu while sewing his Adak patch on. Also expresses his opinion that Adak, Kiska landings and clean up will take six weeks.
A Japanese Shinto shrine erected at Kiska Island in Aleutian Island, Alaska during World War 2. A wooden Torii gate stands in front of the Shinto shrine. American soldiers look at miniature stone altars. A miniature wooden shrine encased in a wooden altar. Two soldiers hold a Japanese flag. A soldier holds a can of Japanese condensed milk found nearby. Soldiers keep a vigil as they sit on top of the Torii gate. Soldier drinks from a mug outside a hut.
Camp area in Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Soldiers lay on ground. Foxholes in side of hill. Soldiers get hot coffee poured into cups and cook around fire in camp area. Caterpillar tractor and trailer move down stream. Soldiers march in single file along stream. (World War II period).
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