Landing to find the little men not there
Collection Name
San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948
Identifier
UAF-1970-11-88
Title
Landing to find the little men not there
Description
Title from verso .Photograph of men and landing craft during the liberation of Kiska Island . Verso reads : "Canadian and American troops landed from these craft on Kiska beach go to hunt Japs , only to find that the little men weren't there. This picture was taken as landing operations were under way August 15th . Little dots on the hillside slopes are advance patrols seeking Japs they thought were 'playing possum ' . W695584 NY DJH FOR MGS CAN 70 80 wh 8/23/43 Creditline (Official USN photo from Acme) "
Creator
United States. Navy Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Subject.TGM
Landing craft War Government vessels Beaches
Subject.LCSH
World War II World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Alaska
Corporate Name
United States. Navy
Location
Kiska Island (Alaska)
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1939 to 1959
Date
8/23/1943
Type
Collection Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
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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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