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American Sergeant on board United States Navy ship Grant interviewed in Aleutian Island, Alaska in World War 2

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.

Date: 1943, August 13
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058449
Allied troops take over Kiska Island in Aleutian, Alaska

"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).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058426
American soldiers on board United States Navy ship Grant interviewed in Aleutian Island, Alaska

American soldiers on board United States Naval ship Grant interviewed en route to Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. A Soldier answers the interviewer as a dog lies down in the background. Two more soldiers interviewed. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, August 13
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058448
U.S. forces prepare airfield for assault on Japanese positions in the Aleutian Islands, during World War 2

Bulldozer works to clear earth for the construction of an airfield in the Andreanofs, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in 1942, during WW2. Wide panoramic views of the flat space to be used for aircraft, covered in shallow water. With map visuals, narrator describes that the U.S. Forces are in fighter range of the Japanese position at Kiska Island, and within bomber range of the Japanese position at Attu Island. A B-24 bomber aircraft moves across the makeshift airfield. U.S. soldiers standing on ladders work on aircraft engines. A bomb is loaded into an aircraft. Soldiers stand and talk, examine papers. U.S. Army Air Force troops walk toward a B-24 Liberator and spin the propellers by hand.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080979
Soldiers handle supplies at Kiska beach in Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

U.S. soldiers sit around on supplies and handle the same. Tractor and trailer comes off LCT (Landing Craft Tank) in the background. Beach-man talks to his aid above beach. Supplies stacked on beach. Tractor parked in the foreground. Soldiers carrying more supplies to supply pile. Signal man at communication center. Soldiers carry large crate with poles. Caterpillar tractor-trailer towed upstream. Soldiers around a tent on beach. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052274
Supplies off loaded from LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) by caterpillar tractor at Kiska in Aleutian Islands, Alaska (WW2)

Caterpillar tractor tows sleds loaded with supplies off LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized). LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) in the background. Caterpillar tractor tows sled loaded with oil drums. LSI (Landing Craft, Infantry) at anchor. (World War II period)

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052275