Japanese occupation of Kiska
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The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between 6 June 1942 and 28 July 1943 during the Aleutian Islands campaign of the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Japanese occu
Japanese troops raise the Imperial battle flag on Kiska after landing on 6 June 1942.
Japanese Type 96 anti-aircraft gun abandoned on Kiska, seen in 2016
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