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The Aleutian Islands campaign (Japanese: アリューシャン方面の戦い, romanized: Aryūshan hōmen no tatakai) was a military campaign fought between 3 June 1942 and 15 August 1943 on and around the Aleutian Islands in the American Theater of World War II during the Pacific War. It was the only military campaign of World War II fought ...
Adugak Island - rookery for endangered Steller sea lion; Aiktak Island (Ugangax) Akun Island (Akungan) Akutan Island (Akutanax̂) - Mount Akutan volcano, city of Akutan (population 713 in 2000)
On June 6, the Imperial Japanese Navy invaded the Aleutian Islands, occupying Kiska on that day and Attu Island the next. This was significantly the first time United States soil was occupied by a foreign power since the War of 1812, and was the only two invasions of the United States during World War II. Despite the U.S. not posting any forces ...
Battles and skirmishes took place during the Aleutian Islands campaign of World War II. The Japanese landing and occupations of Kiska and Attu, in June of 1942, were one of only two invasions of the United States in North America during WWII; the Philippines, Guam and Wake Atoll, Pacific territories of the United States, were also invaded. [7]
Pages in category "Aleutian Islands campaign" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. ... Aleutian World War II National Historic Area;
The Battle of Attu (codenamed Operation Landcrab), [4] which took place on 11–30 May 1943, was fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater.
WWII veteran Tony Battaglia of Honesdale turned 100 in June. He shares his experiences as a medic in the largely forgotten Aleutian Islands Campaign.
In 1943, the Japanese were driven from the Aleutian Islands, and U.S. forces landed in the northern Solomon Islands, [6] the Gilbert Islands, [7] and the Bismarck Archipelago. [8] This was followed in 1944 by the invasion of the Marshall Islands, [7] a series of landings in western New Guinea, [6] the capture of the Mariana Islands and Battle ...