Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944
PH Coll 1368.17 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian cha...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/7549 2023-05-15T15:33:18+02:00 Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Scanned from a photographic print at 100-150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 5 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2015 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/7549 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC8088 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/7549 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 Aleutian Islands in World War II Photograph collection. PH Coll 1368 Cemeteries--Japanese--Alaska World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:05:43Z PH Coll 1368.17 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian chain in the North Pacific. In June 1942, Japan had seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska, then established garrisons on the remote, U.S.-owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, might have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan via the Aleutians. 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"--History.com Other/Unknown Material Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Attu Island ENVELOPE(172.909,172.909,52.903,52.903) 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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PH Coll 1368.17 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian chain in the North Pacific. In June 1942, Japan had seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska, then established garrisons on the remote, U.S.-owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, might have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan via the Aleutians. 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"--History.com |
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Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 |
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Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 |
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Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 |
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Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 |
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Japanese cemetery on Attu Island, Alaska, 1942-1944 |
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japanese cemetery on attu island, alaska, 1942-1944 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/7549 |
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United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands |
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ENVELOPE(172.909,172.909,52.903,52.903) ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) |
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Attu Island Kiska Midway Island Pacific |
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Attu Island 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 Aleutian Islands in World War II Photograph collection. PH Coll 1368 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC8088 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/7549 |
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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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