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B75.90 ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN COLLECTION - Photos .13 cu. ft. 1942 - 1944.

Accession:
1975.90 Aleutian Campaign
Photographs, Date, Photographs of scenes, events and people involved with the Aleutian
Campaign.
Donated. Beirne, O. Thomas.
58 Photos.

The Aleutian Campaign was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II
The Japanese attacked the town of Dutch Harbor (Unalaska) on June 3, 1942, and invaded the
islands of Kiska and Attu on June 6 and 7, respectively. As a response, a US air base was set up
on Adak Island in August 1942. The battle to recapture Attu Island began on May 11, 1943, with
US forces regaining the island by May 30. Japanese forces abandoned Kiska on July 28, 1943.

The Aleutian Campaign photographs contain 47 photographs with matching negatives of scenes,
events, and people related to the Aleutian Campaign during WWII. Photographs include pictures
of the Invasion of Attu, Japanese planes, and the landing party at Massacre Beach. Photos at and
of Amchitka, Kiska, Akutan, Attu, and Adak Islands, the Battle of Kamamdorski, the Conference
of the U.S. and Canadian Army and Navy Chiefs before landing on Kiska, as well as several
photographs of important military figures are in the collection. These photographs were taken by
the U.S. Navy.

INVENTORY

Folder 1: B75.90.2 – 49

B75.90.2a Soldier sewing uniform B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.2b “Amphibious Warfare- Format For Victory”, text B&W 6 x 5*
B75.90.3 U.S. Navy Catalina landing at Amchitka B&W 5 x7*
B75.90.4ab Photo of Vice Admiral T.C. Kincade, Com Nor Pac; Lt. Gen. J.L.
Dewitt, Comdr. Gen. W.D.C.; Asst. Sec. Of War John J. McCloy;
Lt. Gen. S. B. Buckner, Comdg. A.D.C.; Major Gen. E.M.
Landrum, Comdg. Gen. Ground Forces. Adak; Brig. Gen. F.L.
Whittaker, Deputy Comdg. Gen. 11^th
/ Service Command
B&W 5 x 6*
B75.90.5ab Aerial of convey at anchor, Adak, Alaska B&W 5 x 6.5*
Slide
B75.90.6ab Captured damaged Japanese pontoon plane, Adak B&W 5 x 6.5*
Slide
B75.90.7ab P.T. boats alongside seaplane tender and a U.S. Navy Catalina
flying boat landing.
B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.8 P.T. Boat underway off Attu Island during occupation B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.9 Oblique of Attu Island looking east from Cape Wrangell B&W 5 x 6*
B75.90.10 Heavy smoke from Japanese bomb hit on end of dock at Dutch
Harber, Alaska.
B&W 5 x 6.5*

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B75.90.11 A transport sinking and two other transports B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.12 Damage Japanese Zero fighter plane found near Board Bay, Akutan
Island
B&W 5 x 6*
B75.90.13 Hoisting damaged Japanese plane on dock at NAS Dutch Harbor B&W 5 x 6.5*
B75.90.14 Cruiser of Pacific Fleet in action off Kiska Island B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.15 Amchitka, Waiting to be transported to another part of the
advanced base, bombs and other military supplies have been landed
from ships in the harbor
B&W 6 x 5*
B75.90.16 Amchitka, In Constantine Harbor troops are brought ashore in
landing boats from a transport, other ships in the distance.
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.17 Landing American troops on Attu B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.18 Comdr Charles C, Phleger, USN; Maj Gen S, B, Buckner Jr.; Brig
Gen Colloday; Col Brey and Col E.D. Dutch Harbor
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.19 Carrier of Attu B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.20 Invasion of Attu, picture of men B&W 5 x 7*
Slide
B75.90.21 Landing party at massacre Beach fire at Japanese snipers in the
hills.
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.22 Group of landing boats from USS Heywood ready to go ashore.
Off Attu.
B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.23 Group of landing boats from USS Heywood ready to go ashore, off
Attu
B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.24 USS Pennsylvania on alert and its main batteries shelling Attu
Island
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.25 US invasion of Attu, landing craft on Massacre Bay B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.26 U.S. occupation of Attu, men warming themselves and drying
clothes before a fire
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.27 Aerial of beach at Massacre Bay, showing landing boats, men and
material
B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.28 Arrival of Gov. Gruening of Alaska at Dutch Harbor with Capt.
Francis J McKenna; Gen. Colladay; Col Brey; Gov Gruening and
Comdr Charles C Phleger
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.29ab “Seabees – Masters of All Trades” “Seabee Regimental
Commander Hears Story of Attu Victory from Veterans”-
Commander Bart W. Gillsepie, John Robert Heslip, Jack Nelson
Satterfiled, Bennie Powell
B&W 5 x 6.5*
B75.90.30 USS Salt Lake City firing, Battle of Kamamdorski B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.31ab
Conference of US and Canadian Army and Navy Chiefs before
landing on Kiska
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.32ab
B75.90.33
B75.90.34ab
B75.90.35ab
B75.90.36ab
B75.90.37 Important personalities aboard the USS Pennsylvania in Adak
Harber. Lt. Col. James Roosevelt; Lt. Col. “Swede” Larsen,
B&W 5 x 7*

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USMS. And Army Air Force Liaison Officers
B75.90.38 Looking aft from port side of bridge on USS Salt Lake City during
bombardment of Kiska Island. Richmond, Detroit and Raleigh are
astern
B&W 5 x 6.5*
B75.90.39 USS Tennessee in Adak Harbor, amphibious tank in foreground

B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.40 USS Nashville, Bombardment of Kiska Island B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.41 Lt. Gen. DeWitt; Ass’t Sec. of War John J McCloy; Lt. Gen. S B
Buckner
B&W 7 x 5*
B75.90.42 Vice Admiral T. C. Kincade, Com. Nor. Pac.; Lt. Gen DeWitt;
Asst. Sec. War John J. McCloy; Lt. Gen. Buckner; Maj. Gen.
Landrum; Brig. Gen. Whittaker
B&W 7 x 5
B75.90.43 Reception for Asst. Sec. War John J. McCloy B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.44 Reception for Asst. Sec. War John J. McCloy B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.45 Tractor hauling field gun up hillside beachhead at Quisling Cove,
Kiska, “D” Day.
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.46ab Allied landing on Kiska, Canadian and American amphibious
troops going toward shore
B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.47 Soldiers on Kiska in the first days of occupation B&W 5 x 7*
B75.90.48 Three PT boats lie “Under Wraps” beside seaplane tender B&W 6 x 5*
B75.90.49 Rear Admiral F. E. M. Whiting and Vice Adm. Frank J. Fletcher
just after Whiting’s return to Adak
B&W 7 x 5*

*Has Negative