Title from verso. Photograph of U.S. troops advancing on Holtz Bay on Attu Island. "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [ Japanese ] garrison on...
Title from verso. Men carry a litter across the landscape on Attu Island. Verso reads: "As American troops landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 11, 1943, a Navy combat photography unit accompanied the first wave of American troops...
Title from verso. Photograph of an American mop-up squad clearing a Japanese gun emplacement. Verso reads: "Moving forward cautiously, the American mop-up squad examines this Jap [ Japanese ] dougout [sic] with makeshift, tent-like...
Title from verso. Photograph of a camp during the advance across Attu Island. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay." "Attu Island--When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and...
Title from verso. Photograph of a machine gun position on Attu Island during the Aleutian Campaign. Verso reads: Washington D.C. -- This photo, one of the first taken of the landing of U.S. Troops on Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Attu...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers at the front of the advance against Japanese defenders. Verso reads: "Washington D.C. -- This photo, one of the first taken of the landing of U. S. troops on Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Attu Island...
Title from verso. Photograph of an crew operating a field artillery piece. Verso reads: "Attu -- Working swiftly, doughboys at left unpack "refills" for the field piece their buddies are firing on Japs during the battle of Attu. In...
Title from verso. Photograph of men waiting for a lull in the fighting to advance. Verso reads: ""Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [...
Title from caption. Photograph of soldiers preparing to clear a gun emplacement on Attu Island, Alaska. Caption reads: "Ny 901 -- Two Jap [ Japanese ]soldiers were entrenched in this gun emplacement on the west arm of Holtz Bay, Attu. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of a soldier taking cover behind rocks. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay. Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers up against a berm as a sniper in the hills harasses their position. Verso reads: "As American troops landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 11, 1943, a navy combat photography unit accompanied the...
Title from verso. Photograph of smoke rising from a small island (Kinnaw(sic)) after a bombing run. Verso reads: "Smoke rises from fires started by American air and ground forces on the small island of Kinnaw (sic) , off Chicagof...
Title from verso. Photograph of Japanese camp, showing excavated bunkers/dwellings. Verso reads: "Americans inspect a torn-up Aleutian battleground in this panoramic view of the Holtz Bay area of Attu, where strong Jap [ Japanese ]...
Title from verso. Photograph of an artillery unit as they watch U.S. aircraft pass over their position. Verso reads: "Attu -- All eyes focus anxiously on the Aleutian skies as American fighting men watch their air arm fly into battle. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers clearing a Japanese gun emplacement. Verso reads: "Attu -- Guns in hand, a mop-up squad moves in to clean up this Jap [ Japanese ] gun emplacement on the west arm of Holtz Bay. The two Japs [...
Title from verso. Photograph of a Japanese shell exploding near a U.S. position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- With a roar, a Japanese shell explodes near a U.S. position. The Nips [ Nipponese ] fought furiously and clung to their...
Title from verso. Photograph of a .105-mm artillery piece and a crew serving it. Verso reads: "This 105-mm gun and its crew poured more than 2000 rounds of shells into Jap [ Japanese ] positions in the course of four days battling at...
Title from verso. Map showing how military forces took Attu Island during the Aleutian Campaign. Verso reads: "Starting with a landing by scouts on Blind Cove on the north side of Holtz Bay on Attu Island, May 11, American forces have...
Title from verso. Aerial view of a portion of the northeast coast of Attu Island showing route of attack of the U.S. forces during the Aleutian Campaign. Verso reads: "This aerial photo-diagram, made public by the U.S. War Department,...
Title from verso. Photograph of dead Japanese soldiers. Verso reads: "Attu -- Every one a bloody, gruesome corpse with a part of his body torn away, these Japs [ Japanese ] died by their own hand in a mass suicide on Attu, in the...