Battle of Dutch Harbor
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The Battle of Dutch Harbor took place on 3-4 June 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched two aircraft carrier raids on the Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Fort Mears at Dutch H
Buildings burning after Japanese air attacks on Dutch Harbor, circa 3 June 1942.
Barracks ship Northwestern engulfed by flames in Dutch Harbor after the second Japanese airstrike, June 4, 1942
Front page of the June 3, 1942 Anchorage Daily Times featuring the attack
U.S. Marines observing the battle from trench positions, June 3, 1942
Bombing of Naco
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The Bombing of Naco was an international incident which occurred in the border town of Naco, Arizona, during the 1929 Escobar Rebellion. While rebel forces were battling Mexican 'Federales' for contro
Battle of Dutch Harbor
…at the time. This was the second time in history that North America was bombed by someone working for a foreign power, the first being the accidental bombing of Naco, Arizona, in 1929. The Japanese planned to occupy islands in the Aleutians in order to extend their defensive perimeter in the North Pacific to make it more…
A Dodge touring car destroyed by Patrick Murphy in the bombing of Naco.