7 June 1942
Attu Village on the island of Attu in 1937
A force of 1140 Japanese infantry, landed on Attu Island in the Aleutians. The island had been occupied by 45 Aleut villagers, a school teacher, and her husband. The school teacher’s husband was shot, and the others made prisoners of war, and shipped to Japan.
Ski troopers of the Japanese Imperial Army, Attu Island
Construction began immediately on an airbase and fortifications.
June 11th, 2017 at 10:00 AM
You might be interested in this site. Judy had two relatives in Alaska during the war.
https://greatestgenerationlessons.wordpress.com/
Just tell her GP Cox sent you.
June 11th, 2017 at 6:37 PM
Thanks, she has a very interesting site. Not a lot of attention is paid to the Aleutian Campaign. I appreciate the tip.
June 11th, 2017 at 7:04 PM
I have posts devoted to it as well, but I thought you might want to read letters written back then. Glad you like her site.