USCGC Onondaga
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USCGC Onondaga, a United States Coast Guard cutter, was built by Defoe Boat Works in Bay City, Michigan, commissioned on 11 September 1934. From its commissioning until 1941, Onondaga was stationed at
USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79).
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
USCGC Onondaga
…But because he guessed incorrectly, the main body of his cruiser task force was removed from the scene of action. Japanese carrier planes launched two attacks against Dutch Harbor on 3 June, inflicting considerable damage and killing about twenty-five American soldiers and sailors. Cutter Onondaga and destroyers King and Talbot…
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