Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944
Written on verso: Taken inside our hut. Sitting on my bunk is myself, 1st Sgt. Nelson from Chicago, Wilks. Sitting in front, Milnas from St. Francis, Wis. and James Montgomery from Kentucky. PH Coll 1098.1-18a During his service in World War II Tony Potoski served with the 591st Anti-Aircraft Artill...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/4624 2023-05-15T15:33:18+02:00 Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their 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/4624 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC5369 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4624 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 Military personnel--American--Alaska Soldiers--American--Alaska Barracks--American--Alaska Military life--Alaska Potoski Tony; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:04:35Z Written on verso: Taken inside our hut. Sitting on my bunk is myself, 1st Sgt. Nelson from Chicago, Wilks. Sitting in front, Milnas from St. Francis, Wis. and James Montgomery from Kentucky. PH Coll 1098.1-18a 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 Kiska ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) Midway Island ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) Pacific |
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Military personnel--American--Alaska Soldiers--American--Alaska Barracks--American--Alaska Military life--Alaska Potoski Tony; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Written on verso: Taken inside our hut. Sitting on my bunk is myself, 1st Sgt. Nelson from Chicago, Wilks. Sitting in front, Milnas from St. Francis, Wis. and James Montgomery from Kentucky. PH Coll 1098.1-18a 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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Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Tony Potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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tony potoski and four friends sitting on a bunk inside their barracks, alaska, possibly island of attu, 1943-1944 |
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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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Kiska 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 AWC5369 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4624 |
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