Title from verso. Verso: Boys of the Farthest North Confederate Detachment and their dates from the University of Alaska here pictured celebrating Gen. Robert E. Lee's birthday on the campus are, left to right, Joan Berry of Haines, Paul Hunter...
Title from verso. Photograph of landing boats being lowered over the side of a naval vessel. Verso reads: "Attu -- Two landing boats are swung aloft from one of the ships that brought American troops to Attu to harass the Japs on that...
The twenty-three page album includes 105 black and white prints and a packet of scraps of paper with Japanese writing on them. Subjects of the photographs include Attu Island scenes including tug boats, cargo ships, steamships and docks, Holtz Bay...
Sign in image: Graves of Russian midshipman and six sailors killed in battle with Kiki-Siti Indians in 1804. Small picket fence surrounds a gravesite marked by a wooden Orthodox style cross.
Title from verso. Photograph of a team firing a mortar. Verso reads: "Right in the thick of action on Attu, hurling their trench mortar shells over a ridge into a Japanese position, these soldiers go about their job casually. Note the...
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 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. ...
(8:13 min.) (09 of 12) Battle on Attu Took company of engineers to a ridge --walked back in the dark--connected with another unit--Japanese followed their path and attacked--Screamed "mitsui?"--Many G. I.'s killed--Capt. killed--Japanese got...
Verso: Senator E. L. "Bob" Bartlett, (center) Senior Senator from Alaska, observes "Delta" Company, 1st Battle Group, 35 Inf, (Cacti) 25th Inf Division, as they prepare to move out on alert, in Quad B, Schofield Barracks, during the Senator's visit.
Verso: Senator E. L. "Bob" Bartlett of Alaska is shown being greeted by Col. L. E. Chloupek, Commanding Officer, 1st Battle Group, 35th Infantry (Cacti) during the Senator's visit to the 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning) at Schofield...
Photograph of the USS Juneau at dry dock. Probably just prior to commissioning. The USS Juneau was sunk just after the battle of Guadalcanal, only 10 of her crew survived. Five of the dead from this ship were the Sullivan...
Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.
Title from verso 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry ski patrol, exercises on Eklutna Glacier, near Fort Richardson Signal Corps Photo 595645 (Sp-5 Dike, photographer)
Title from verso During the last days of the battle of Massacre Bay, several Japanese prisoners were taken. Instead of being killed as the Japanese feared they would be, they were well treated, fed, and provided with candy and cigarettes. Then...
Title from verso Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry, unloading 55 gallon drums and rolling them down a prefabricated ramp to HARRIS COUNTY (LST-822) Signal Corps Photo 576652 (1st. Lt. Charles Beresford, photographer)
Title from verso An H-21A/B [Piasecki, "Flying Banana" assault helicopter] lands with hot food and mountaineering equipment at Co. C, 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry bivouac area on Kenai Peninsula mountain ridge, during the [Fort Richardson]...