Film opens showing animated map of Pacific and avenue of attack against Japan via the Aleutian Islands in World War 2. . Scene shifts to the Aleutian Islands, where American P-47 aircraft are seen parked on an open ramp in severe winter weather. Next, American Army truck convoys are seen traversing subarctic Canada on the Alcan highway, with supplies to sustain U.S. forces in the Aleutians. U.S. soldiers and airmen are seen obtaining various items and playing volleyball on a ramp at an airbase. Fog shrouds the Aleutians keeping aircraft grounded. Soldiers look at maps and plan targets. Aircrews are briefed about their mission and targets. U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers fly in formation over snow-covered peaks. View looking down on a B-24 headed toward Japan. Airmen in a headquarters plotting the disposition of aircraft reporting to them by radio. View above thick clouds with nothing in sight. (But exploding bombs are heard.) (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
"Allies take Kiska" Canadian troops on the move and join American troops to take over Kiska from Japanese possession. Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid with a Canadian General. Troops on board a ship and put on camouflage make up. A map shows location of Kiska. Allied troops loaded in landing crafts arrive at Kiska Island and regain it without any Japanese opposition. Wrecked Japanese planes and American flag. (World War II period).
Officers point at a map as they brief a mission in a Quonset hut in Attu, Aleutian Island, during World War 2. Bomber aircraft flight crew members enter the class and take their seats. Officers brief them as they take down notes about Japanese targets.
An American airman wears his shoes and another airman writes a letter at Attu in Aleutian Island, Alaska. Photographs of his family and friends on the wall as he continues to write.
American airmen unload parachutes and other equipment from a military truck at Attu in Aleutian Island, Alaska as a dog looks on excitedly. A sign posted on the storage shed reads 'Personal equipment, parachute department' Airmen continue to unload baggage as one confers with an officer.
American airmen unload baggage from a military truck at Attu in Aleutian Island, Alaska. The men enter a shed with equipment. A dog is seen as well. Men gather around the entrance of the shed.
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