27 Apr 1942
Alaska
Alaska
6 Jun 1942
Alaska
Alaska
- Nachi provided support for the landings at Attu, Aleutian Islands. ww2dbase [Nachi | Attu, Aleutian Islands | CPC]
10 Mar 1943
Alaska
Alaska
- Nachi arrived at Attu, Aleutian Islands. ww2dbase [Nachi | Attu, Aleutian Islands | CPC]
3 May 1943
Alaska
Alaska
- Submarine USS Narwhal arrived off Attu Island and began making reconnaissance surveys. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Attu, Aleutian Islands | DS]
11 May 1943
Alaska


Alaska
- US 7th Infantry Division landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands. ww2dbase [Aleutian Islands Campaign | Attu | CPC]
- 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 [Narwhal | Nautilus | Aleutian Islands Campaign | Attu, Aleutian Islands | DS]


29 May 1943
Alaska
Alaska
- Yasuyo Yamasaki led a final counterattack on Attu, US Territory of Alaska; when all was nearly lost, he committed ritual suicide to avoid capture. ww2dbase [Aleutian Islands Campaign | Yasuyo Yamasaki | Attu | CPC]
31 May 1943
Alaska
Alaska
- US troops reclaimed the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands, US Territory of Alaska. ww2dbase [Aleutian Islands Campaign | Attu | TH]
3 Jun 1943
Alaska
Alaska
- All Japanese resistance on Attu, Aleutian Islands ceased. ww2dbase [Aleutian Islands Campaign | Attu | CPC]
3 Jul 1943
Alaska
Alaska
16 Aug 1943
Alaska
Alaska
13 Oct 1943
Alaska
Alaska
1 Feb 1944
Alaska
Alaska
8 Aug 1944
Alaska
Alaska
13 Apr 1945
Alaska
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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