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American soldiers row rubber boats at Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska

A tractor in mud and water at Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. American soldiers row rubber boats and reach ashore. Ramp of a landing craft lowered and the tractor rolls out. Soldiers also disembark from a craft. (World War II period).

Location: Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058458
American soldiers inspect trenches dug by Japanese at Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska

Debris littered around near main Japanese installation buildings at Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. American soldiers inspect foxholes and trenches dug by Japanese. Soldiers drink from canteen cups, rest and one of them plays a harmonica. (World War II period).

Location: Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058459
U.S. Army Air Force bombers raid Japanese-held Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1942, during World War 2

U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) soldiers wearing flight suits board bomber aircraft from a newly established U.S. position in the Aleutian Islands, 1942, during WW2. A soldier pokes his head out a window in the cockpit of one of the aircraft. Bomber aircraft take off from a runway constructed from marston mat (pierced steel planking), mountains in the background. Scenes of the bomber aircraft in the sky, taken from an on-board camera. Close up shots of gunners at their positions. The bombers fly over the foggy islands toward the Japanese base on Kiska Island. A Japanese warship appears in the water far below, one of the U.S. gunners strafes the deck of the ship. Close up of machine gun firing at the boat. Now over Kiska, bomb bays open and American bombs are unloaded. Smoke and explosions far below. A second load of bombs drops toward the Japanese base in slow motion. Wide shot of the target, now covered in streaks of smoke. Shot of the American bomber aircraft in the sky, turning to head back to base.

Location: Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080980
U.S. Army Air Force B-24 bombers return from a raid on Japanese-held Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands, 1942, during World War 2

U.S. Army Air Force B-24 bombers fly back to base after bombing the Japanese base at Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in 1942, during WW2. Narrator details the events of the successful mission. Close ups of the B-24 Liberators as they fly over water. Vast mountains of the Aleutian Islands in the background. The aircraft land back at the newly established U.S. base in the Andreanofs of the Aleutian Islands. Close ups of the bombers, now on the ground. U.S. soldiers exit the aircraft, inspect damage taken from Japanese fire on the fuselage. A group of U.S. pilots and crew walk across the airfield. Soldiers circle around and chat. Ending scene of soldier standing with cloudy Aleutian mountain rising in the background.

Location: Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080981
U.S. Army forces occupy abandoned Japanese outpost camp on Kiska Island in Alaska (WW2)

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.

Location: Kiska Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058398
U.S. Forces conduct amphibious landing and establish a position in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in 1942, during World War 2

U.S. Military establishes new positions in the Aleutian Islands to support offensive against Japanese. A convoy of U.S. ships sail through foggy waters in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in 1942, during WW2. Dozens of U.S. Army soldiers stand on the deck of a ship. Distant view of a harbor near Kiska Island. Under the cover of the fog, U.S. soldiers climb aboard small assault boats. The boats arrive at the island and soldiers spill ashore carrying supplies. Close ups of vehicles and large weaponry coming off Higgins boats (LCVPs) onto the island. Long human chains "bucket brigades" move supplies onto the beaches from the boats. Soldiers wade through the shallow water, laden with supplies. Wider shot of the beach with stacks of supplies and soldiers moving about. An artillery gun rotates, alert and scouting the area.

Location: Aleutian Islands Alaska USA
Date: 1942, September
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080976
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