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	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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Landing to find the little men not there

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