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]
11 May 1943
Alaska


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


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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