11 May 1942

11 May 1942 Photos
B-26 Marauder with the 73rd Bomb Squadron armed with a Mark XIII aerial torpedo at Fort Randall Army Airfield, Cold Bay, Alaska, 11 May 1942
6 Jun 1942

Alaska
5 Jul 1942

Alaska
  • USS Growler attacked Japanese destroyers in Kiska Harbor, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, damaging Kasumi (10 were killed), damaging Shiranui (3 were killed), and sinking Arare (104 were killed, 42 survived). ww2dbase [Growler | Kiska Harbor, Aleutian Islands | CPC]
1 Aug 1942

1 Aug 1942 Photos
Map of installations in the Aleutian Island Area as of 1 Aug 1942, prepared for the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative report. Note that Attu and Kiska were listed as Japanese held.
7 Aug 1942

7 Aug 1942 Photos
Track chart from the shelling of Kiska Island by the cruiser USS St. Louis, 7 Aug 1942.
1 Oct 1942

Alaska
  • USS Nashville and USS Bailey joined with destroyers USS Dent, USS King and transport ships Branch and Thompson. Together, they steamed westward bound for Adak Island. ww2dbase [Bailey | Nashville | Aleutian Islands | DS]
3 Oct 1942

Alaska
4 Oct 1942

Alaska
24 Oct 1942

Alaska
7 Nov 1942

7 Nov 1942 Photos
B-24 bombing photo of Holtz Bay, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, US Territory of Alaska, 7 Nov 1942; note A6M2-N floatplanes
23 Nov 1942

Alaska
26 Nov 1942

Alaska
12 Dec 1942

12 Dec 1942 Photos
Destroyer USS Bailey underway in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 12 Dec 1942. Note the ship’s early modified Measure 12 paint scheme.
5 Jan 1943

Alaska
  • While USS Bailey was moored in Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Island, Alaska alongside USS Cuyama for fuel, USS Bancroft came alongside and collided with Bailey. Bancroft’s anchor tore a hole in Bailey’s starboard side causing Bailey to stay in port for two days to make repairs. Commander of Destroyer Squadron 14 shifted his flag to Bancroft. ww2dbase [Bailey | Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands | DS]
24 Jan 1943

Alaska
  • While covering the landings on Amchitka Island, Alaska, destroyers USS Bailey and Bancroft made a depth charge attack on a submerged sonar contact with no results. ww2dbase [Bailey | Aleutian Islands | DS]
10 Mar 1943

Alaska
29 Mar 1943

29 Mar 1943 Photos
USS Salt Lake City at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, 29 Mar 1943, three days after participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands. Note the marks on her side, possibly from ice damage.
27 Apr 1943

Alaska
30 Apr 1943

Alaska
3 May 1943

Alaska
11 May 1943

Alaska
  • Submarines USS Nautilus and USS Narwhal landed men of the US Army 7th Scout Company on the northern coast of Attu Island as the first elements of the landings on Attu. Both submarines then departed Attu bound for Dutch Harbor, Alaska. ww2dbase [Aleutian Islands Campaign | Nautilus | Narwhal | Attu, Aleutian Islands | DS]
11 May 1943 Photos
American troops at Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian Islands, US Territory of Alaska, 11 May 1943
12 May 1943

12 May 1943 Photos
US Army soldiers unloading LCPR and LCM type landing craft on the beach at Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian islands, 12 May 1943; note military policemen on right side of photo
13 May 1943

13 May 1943 Photos
American soldiers unloading landing craft on the beach at Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian Islands, 13 May 1943
16 May 1943

Alaska
18 May 1943

Alaska
31 Dec 1943

31 Dec 1943 Photos
Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol aircraft of Bombing Squadron VB-139 returning to Attu was forced down due to low fuel and landed on a frozen lake, Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 30 Dec 1943. No injuries.
19 Jan 1944

19 Jan 1944 Photos
Commodore Leslie Gehres standing at attention while Vice Admiral Jack Fletcher presents him with the Legion of Merit award, Adak, Alaska, 19 Jan 1944. Photo 1 of 2.Commodore Leslie Gehres standing at attention while Vice Admiral Jack Fletcher presents him with the Legion of Merit award, Adak, Alaska, 19 Jan 1944. Photo 2 of 2.
18 May 1944

18 May 1944 Photos
Commodore Leslie Gehres inspecting a PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. Note the Marsden Matting runway surfaceA PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. This aircraft’s hydraulics were shot out by a Japanese gunboat off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Photo 1 of 2A PV-1 Ventura of Bombing Squadron VB-139 after a belly landing on Attu Island, Alaska, 18 May 1944. This aircraft’s hydraulics were shot out by a Japanese gunboat off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Photo 2 of 2
25 Jan 1945

Alaska
  • A Japanese Fu-Go balloon was detected at 28,000 feet 40 miles southwest of Shemya Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska and was shot down by USAAF fighter planes. The balloon was not recovered. ww2dbase [Shemya, Aleutian Islands | DS]
  • A Japanese Fu-Go balloon was detected at 28,000 feet 40 miles southwest of Shemya Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska and was shot down by USAAF fighter planes. The balloon was not recovered. ww2dbase [Fu-Go | Shemya, Aleutian Islands | DS]
13 Apr 1945

Alaska
  • US fighter planes based on Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska encountered ten-to-thirty (sources differ) Japanese Fu-Go balloons between 30,000 and 37,000 feet. Nine were shot down and parts of one balloon were recovered. ww2dbase [Fu-Go | Attu, Aleutian Islands | DS]



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