Title from verso. Photograph of the site of a former Aleut village. Verso reads: "Expanse of water and grass was all that met first Japanese who occupied Kiska Island in the Aleutians. This is the site of a former Aleut village. W...
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. Retouched photograph of landing barges arriving on a beach on Kiska Island. Alterations of photograph appear to have been made to add contrast.
Title from verso. Photograph of a tracked vehicle pulling an artillery piece out of the mud. Verso reads: "Just a couple hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle is Adak Island, in Aleutian chain, where Task Force Williwaw has been...
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. 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 verso Photograph of Japanese camp in Aleutian Islands. Identification as Rat Island is wrong or the location of this island in Kiska Harbor is wrong. The island in Kiska Harbor is known as Little Kiska Island. Verso...
Title from verso. Photograph of American bombs falling on Kiska. Verso reads: "This is the first picture to arrive here showing bombs from an American plane heading for the flight strip which the Japs [ Japanese ] have been building on...
Title from caption. Three junior officers eating a meal. Verso reads: "Aleutians -- Wearing a variety of headgear, officers stationed in the Aleutians are shown taking their chow from mess kits. Left to[r]right: 2nd Lt. Robert F....
Title from verso. Photograph of sailors on the beach around a stove, cooking a meal. A ski is upright in the left foreground. Verso reads with gaps in narrative due to missing text (gaps and indexer inferences in brackets). "A warm fire...
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. 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 men and equipment landing 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 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 first wave of landing craft heading for the beaches of Attu. Verso reads: "As American troops landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 11, 1943, a navy combat photography unit accompanied the first wave of...
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 the mountainous interior of Attu Island. Verso reads: "'Inside' Attu. -- Not exactly a pleasant place for a stroll, this interior area on Attu in the Aleutians. But Attu is a key Navy base in the...
Title from verso. Photograph of air raid on Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Verso Reads "Jap [ Japanese ] bombs fall harmlessly into the bay during a raid on Dutch Harbor, June 3-4. Jap [ Japanese ] bombardiers missed by a mile when they tried...
Title from verso. Photograph of the damage done during a Japanese air raid on Dutch Harbor. Verso reads: "Fuel tanks at Dutch Harbor are ablaze after being hit by Jap [ Japanese ] bombs during the attack there, June 3-4. Note Jap [...
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 [...