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...
89 second, color with sound, film clip. From title frame: Excerpt from "Report from the Aleutians", a 1943 War Dept. film produced, directed, and narrated by John Huston. Note from catalog record: Produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of bombs falling on Kiska Island and Japanese military positions. Verso reads: "Aleutian Islands -- A long line of heavy bombs drop toward their target -- Jap [ Japanese ] installations on Kiska Island -- in...
Title from verso. Photograph of a bombing mission over Kiska Island. Shown here are two anti-aircraft positions connected by a communications trench. Two bombs are falling. What may be two Japanese soldiers can be seen, one to the north of the...
View of bombing of Fort Mears at Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska, during World War II. From verso: "News release. Headquarters, Alaskan Command. Public Affairs Division, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506. Phone Anchorage, Alaska (907) 752-9215 or...
Soldier examines 20mm gun, mounted on a dud bomb dropped by American forces; the bomb stands inside a pit and is weighted with sandbags Photographer's number 5620
Title from name on side of plane Pin-up-girl decal appears above name of plane Note: According to Dave Stern, the aircraft may possibly be one of two Boeing B-29As, of the 509th Bomb Squadron, stationed in Alaska and modified as alternate...
Signal Corps photo number SC 140008. Verso: Col. William O. Eareckson of the 11th Provisional Bombing Command, who received the Distinguished Service Cross, is writing a message on a bomb destined for the Japs on the Island of Kiska. Umnak...
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 Japanese transport ships, one of which is burning and smoking. Verso reads: "Black smoke hangs over Kiska Harbor as it rises from a Jap [ Japanese ] transport hit by bombs from U.S. planes during a raid...
Title from verso. Photograph of bomb damage from an air raid on Kiska Island. Verso reads: "Aleutian Islands -- Pillars of smoke rise from Japanese barracks and military installations on the Island of Kiska, as bombs from U.S. Army...
Title from verso. Photograph of bombs striking Kiska Island with Japanese positions and transportation corridors marked. Verso reads: "Kiska -- The tremendous amount of wasted Jap [ Japanese ] labor is evidenced by this photo of the...
Title from verso. Photograph of a volcano erupting. Verso reads: "Umnak -- Shooting hot volcanic ash bombs high into the air, a long-dormant crater nearby Mount Tulik gave soldiers at this Aleutian base some anxious moments this summer. ...