American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944
Written on verso: A dear friend of mine Argentina from Vicennes, Indiana. He's working in Officers Mess. Building is just part of our mess hall. We chummed around together when in Long Beach and Fort Ord. PH Coll 1098.1-8a During his service in World War II Tony Potoski served with the 591st An...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/4550 2023-05-15T15:33:18+02:00 American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--Attu Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2013. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4550 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC5295 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4550 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Tony Potoski Album of photographs of the Aleutian Islands in World War II. PH Coll 1098 Soldiers--American--Alaska Military uniforms--American Barracks--American--Alaska World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:04:31Z Written on verso: A dear friend of mine Argentina from Vicennes, Indiana. He's working in Officers Mess. Building is just part of our mess hall. We chummed around together when in Long Beach and Fort Ord. PH Coll 1098.1-8a During his service in World War II Tony Potoski served with the 591st Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion taking part in the initial landings on the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands of western Alaska. Tony served on the Alaskan front participating in the Aleutian Islands Campaign for twenty-two months helping to secure Attu, Kiska and the greater Aleutians from Japanese occupation throughout 1943-1944. The Battles of Attu and Kiska were the main conflicts of the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II where American and Japanese forces fought for control of these remote, sparsely inhabited islands of the North Pacific from May 11 to May 30, 1943. In June 1942, Japan seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska establishing garrisons on these remote, U. S. owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, may have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It is also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan from the north by way of the Aleutian Islands. Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American morale. In May 1943, U.S. troops finally retook Attu and in August reclaimed Kiska as well. Other/Unknown Material Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Argentina Kiska ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) Long Beach Midway Island ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) Pacific |
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Soldiers--American--Alaska Military uniforms--American Barracks--American--Alaska World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Soldiers--American--Alaska Military uniforms--American Barracks--American--Alaska World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands |
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Written on verso: A dear friend of mine Argentina from Vicennes, Indiana. He's working in Officers Mess. Building is just part of our mess hall. We chummed around together when in Long Beach and Fort Ord. PH Coll 1098.1-8a During his service in World War II Tony Potoski served with the 591st Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Battalion taking part in the initial landings on the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands of western Alaska. Tony served on the Alaskan front participating in the Aleutian Islands Campaign for twenty-two months helping to secure Attu, Kiska and the greater Aleutians from Japanese occupation throughout 1943-1944. The Battles of Attu and Kiska were the main conflicts of the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II where American and Japanese forces fought for control of these remote, sparsely inhabited islands of the North Pacific from May 11 to May 30, 1943. In June 1942, Japan seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska establishing garrisons on these remote, U. S. owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, may have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It is also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan from the north by way of the Aleutian Islands. Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American morale. In May 1943, U.S. troops finally retook Attu and in August reclaimed Kiska as well. |
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American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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American serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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american serviceman standing in snow in front of army barracks, alaska, possibly island of attu, 1943-1944 |
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United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--Attu |
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ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) |
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Argentina Kiska Long Beach Midway Island Pacific |
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Argentina Kiska Long Beach Midway Island Pacific |
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Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Tony Potoski Album of photographs of the Aleutian Islands in World War II. PH Coll 1098 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC5295 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4550 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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