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

Caption   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 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-50848
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 12 May 1943
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 25 Jul 2008

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Frank Jamieson says:
2 Dec 2012 09:43:33 PM

Are you awareifthere any other photos of Kiska Landing/occupation. My father was a Captain in the Winnipeg Grenadiers, part of Canadian 13th Infantry Brigade that landed in Aug 43. Of interest I noted a painted over US Army LCM 8534 in ship yard in Campbell River BC today 2 Dec.

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