Collection Name	San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948
Identifier	UAF-1970-11-31
Title	As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay
Description	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 the fog-shrouded Aleutian outpost began living on borrowed time. Today, with the exception of a mere handful of prisoners, every Nip [ Nipponese ] on the island is dead and the U.S. troops are in complete control. Now, the U. S. is directing its attention to wiping the Japs [ Japanese ] from Kiska, the Main stronghold in the Aleutians. These photos, (above), were taken during the actual fighting, as Americans who landed North of Holtz Bay, clawed their way up and over precipitous cliffs under heavy sniper, machine gun and anti-aircraft gun fire, to smash and capture the Nip [ Nipponese ] base on Holtz Bay. Within one week, forces under Col. Frank Culin, of Tucson, Ariz., and Maj. Albert V. Hartl, of Bismarck, N.D., advanced over the difficult terrain and captured the well-stocked and well-fortified Japanese Holtz Bay base. (Passed by Censors). Mon 687894 WP---New York Bureau American troops dot the steep slopes of a hill overlooking the West arm of Holtz Bay, as they move up under heavy machine gun and mortar fire, in the first big offensive of the Attu drive. Note patches of snow covering the hillside, even though this photo was taken in the month of May. Credit line (Acme) (WP) 6-10-43 (ML) Full DJH"
Creator	Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Subject.TGM	Military mobilizations Military personnel Soldiers War Mountains Battlefields
Subject.LCSH	World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Alaska
Location	Attu Island (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1939 to 1959
Date	05/11/1943
Type	Image (Photographs)
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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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