Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944
Written on verso: Left to right. Lenzer from Chicago, myself, Gengler-Iowa, Murphy-Kansas, Wilks-Ill, Jacob-Tacoma, Wa. PH Coll 1098.1-15a 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...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/4640 2023-05-15T15:33:18+02:00 Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, 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/4640 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC5385 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4640 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 personnel--American--Alaska Military uniforms--American Protective clothing Potoski Tony Cold weather clothing--Alaska; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:04:35Z Written on verso: Left to right. Lenzer from Chicago, myself, Gengler-Iowa, Murphy-Kansas, Wilks-Ill, Jacob-Tacoma, Wa. PH Coll 1098.1-15a 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 Pacific Kiska ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) Midway Island ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) |
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Soldiers--American--Alaska Military personnel--American--Alaska Military uniforms--American Protective clothing Potoski Tony Cold weather clothing--Alaska; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Written on verso: Left to right. Lenzer from Chicago, myself, Gengler-Iowa, Murphy-Kansas, Wilks-Ill, Jacob-Tacoma, Wa. PH Coll 1098.1-15a 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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Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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Six American servicemen wearing snow gear, Alaska, possibly island of Attu, 1943-1944 |
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six american servicemen wearing snow gear, 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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Pacific Kiska Midway Island |
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Pacific Kiska Midway Island |
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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 AWC5385 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4640 |
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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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