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U.S. Military unload supplies to support an aerial bombing campaign of the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1942, during World War 2
U.S. troops gathered around a tent, eating, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in 1942, during WW2. A line of soldiers carrying plates and bowls and cups waits to receive food. A man cooks food on a stove. Soldiers sit on the ground eating and warming by a fire. Wide view of the beach with ships and cranes out on the water. Crates of supplies stacked on the beach, soldiers move about. A soldier stacks an ammunition crate onto a large pile. Dozens of unfinned cylindrical bomb bodies on the shore. A crane, tractor, and bulldozer are unloaded from a boat. Panoramic view of a wide flat area to be built into an airfield, covered in shallow lakes.
U.S. troops and supplies land at Attu Island in Aleutian Island, Alaska, during World War II
U.S. army troops and supplies being landed by Higgins boats at Massacre Bay, in preparation for battle to dislodge Japanese forces that invaded Attu Island in the Aleutians during World War 2. American forces landing at this Southern landing site included elements of the 17th and 32nd Infantry Regiments.. Troops and supplies are seen being brought to the shore by Higgins boats. Boxes of supplies are piled up and several Higgins boats are beached, including one from the Attack Transport Ship, USS Barnett (APA-5) and one from the USS Zeilin (APA-3). Weather is bleak and snow covers mountains in background. Most of the supplies are in wooden crates. Some building materials are also seen. There is no sign of Japanese resistance. The Higgins boats, aka Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) are shuttling back and forth from the attack transports seen anchored offshore. As the sequence progresses, more and more troops and supplies are seen on the beachhead. Troops form a chain to unload cargo from the landing craft. U.S. army troops and supplies being landed by Higgins boats at Massacre Bay, in preparation for battle to dislodge Japanese forces that invaded Attu Island in the Aleutians during World War 2. American forces landing at this Southern landing site included elements of the 17th and 32nd Infantry Regiments.. Troops and supplies are seen being brought to the shore by Higgins boats. Boxes of supplies are piled up and several Higgins boats are beached, including one from the Attack Transport Ship, USS Barnett (APA-5) and one from the USS Zeilin (APA-3). Weather is bleak and snow covers mountains in background. Most of the supplies are in wooden crates. Some building materials are also seen. There is no sign of Japanese resistance. The Higgins boats, aka Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) are shuttling back and forth from the attack transports seen anchored offshore. As the sequence progresses, more and more troops and supplies are seen on the beachhead. Troops form a chain to unload cargo from the landing craft.
U.S. forces buildup of Aleutian Islands position following the Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor in 1942, during World War 2
Map of the pacific including Japan, Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Illustrated lines show various distances from the U.S. mainland to Tokyo and locations in the Aleutian Islands. Graphic zooms in on Dutch Harbor. Scene changes to footage showing the aftermath of Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor, which took place on June 3 and 4, 1942, during WW2. A large cloud of smoke rises in the distance, more close by. People use hoses to spray out fires. Scene changes to present establishment of a U.S. position in the Aleutians. Shot of General Eugene M. Landrum, who sits on a box, smoking a pipe, wearing a scarf and hat. Wide panoramic shot of U.S. camps being assembled near a beach. Anti-aircraft gunners stand alert beside their weapon. A team of men carry a large roll of field wire through the grassy terrain to establish lines of communication.
U.S. aircraft take off and U.S. Army officers in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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. U.S. Army Air Force PBY Catalina flying boat 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.
American troops complete its occupation of Attu in Aleutian Island, Alaska
'US completes occupation Attu Island '. American soldiers move across snow covered slopes at Attu in Aleutian Island. Dead Japanese soldiers in trenches. American troops move in single file, up the hill as artillery fires. Wounded soldier carried by two other soldiers. Soldiers look at Japanese equipment at a camp. Graves of Japanese soldiers. (World War II period).
B-17 and B-24 bomber drop bombs over Japanese positions in Aleutian Islands, Alaska
United States B-17 and B-24 bombers loaded with bombs to be dropped over Japanese position in Aleutian Island during World War II. Planes take off and drop bombs over Japanese position and return after the air strike.
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