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Marines during Jap [ Japanese ] attack at Dutch Harbor

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Collection Name	San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948
Identifier	UAF-1970-11-25
Title	Marines during Jap [ Japanese ] attack at Dutch Harbor
Description	Photograph of Marines in trenches during an air raid on Dutch Harbor. Verso reads : "America's west coast was threatened when Japan staged a surprise attack on Dutch Harbor, the U. S. Naval Base at the tip of Alaska. Here U. S. Marines are in their trenches during the attack on the June 3 and 4. Black smoke in the background is coming from fuel tanks set afire by Jap [ Japanese ] dive bombers. The American forces held Dutch Harbor and have been constantly hammering at bases established by the Yellow men in the Aleutian chain."
Creator	Acme Photos
Subject.TGM	Marines (Military personnel) Trench warfare War damage Bombings War
Subject.LCSH	World War II WOrld War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Alaska
Corporate Name	United States. Marine Corps
Location	Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1939 to 1959
Date.original	3 - 4 June 1942
Type	Collection Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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