Title taken from verso. Group of soldiers eating a meal while stationed on Attu Island, Alaska. From verso: "Attu mess area, Black troops in Aleutians." World War II. 1942-1945. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Title taken from image. Military base for the 18th Engineers Regiment on Shemya. Image shows the living quarters. Another Aleutian island is visible in the background. It is identified by the photographer as either Agatti or Attu. The 18th...
The caption on the back of the photograph reads "Evelyn and Sgt. Macomber. She use to work for Mac before joining the Wacs." John Macomber is seated at left. The sign behind them reads "Airplanes and Engines." The photograph was most likely...
This photograph was most likely taken in an office at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alask, circa 1943. The sign on the right reads "Requisition Unit."
This photograph depicts a group of Air Force personnel and was most likely taken at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage, Alaska, circa 1943. John Macomber is at front and center of the group. There is one woman in the photo.
"And this is number 6, and we have a number of pilots here. Yea that was a group of pilots that flew the navy contract operation out the Aleutians during WWII.
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
33 second film clip, color/silent. Film show the forward operating base on Adak during the Aleutian Camapign of WWII, consisting of tents erected on a grassy field.
The O'Keefe collection contains photographs and slides taken primarily on Adak Island during World War II. Scenes include landscapes, persons, buildings, plants, animals and ships.
Grace O'Keefe made three trips to Alaska – as a Navy...
Image of men on the beach of one of the Andreanof Islands. Caption reads: "Troops occupy Andreanof Island Group in Aleutians, 125 miles east of Jap-held [ Japanese held] Kiska. Here troops reach the beach and make off into the hills to set up...
Title from verso. Photograph of a gunner watching for enemy aircraft duing the landing of men and equipment on an island in the Aleutian chain. Verso reads: "United States Army troops with Navy support have occupied the Andreanof...
Title from verso. Photograph of troops U. S. Army troops landing on the beach of one of the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: United States Army Troops with Navy support have occupied the Andreanof Island Group in the Aleutians, only 125...
Title from verso. U. S. soldiers clean up their mess kits after a meal in the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: "Troops of the U. S. Occupation Force that took over an Island of the Andreanof Group in the Aleutian Chain clean their mess...
Title from verso. Photograph of military supplies with a signpost reading "hard work will win the war" and "2640 miles to tokio" Verso reads: "A signpost shows what's on the mind of these fighting men. From this base Americans can keep...
Title from caption. Men, equipment and supplies land on the beach of one of the islands in the Andreanof Island group in the Aleutian Islands. Caption reads: "U. S. Army Troops occupy Andreanof Island group on Aleutians, only 125 miles...
Title from verso. Landing vehicles deliver equipment and supplies for the occupational forces in the Andreanof Group. Verso reads: "Supplies for fighting men and machines. Bales and crates of assorted war materials for the U. S. troops...
Title from verso. Unloading a jeep from a landing craft. Verso reads: "A jeep noses its way shoreward from a snub-nosed landing barge. By occupying this island which is only about an hour's flying time from Japanese-occupied Kiska, the...
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title from verso. Two men stand with tents along a ridge on Amchitka Island. Verso reads: "Silhouetted against leaden sea and sky, two American servicemen stand on the snow-covered ground of Amchitka Island occupied jointly by Army and...
Title from verso. Men and equipment landing on Amchitka Island. Verso reads: "Americans occupy island 63 miles from Kiska Amchitka Island, Aleutians--In the cold waters of Constantine Harbor, Yank landing boats head toward Amchitka...