June 23, 1943, U.S. Army reinforcements land on a beach on Attu Island, part of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. This month is the 75th anniversary of the only WWII battle fought on North American ...

Nearly 80,000 acres (32,000 hectares) of the 180,000-acre (73,000 hectare) island were set aside for Navy use and the rest of the island remained part of what eventually became the Alaska Maritime ...

The Senate voted on Thursday night to confirm Adm. Daryl Caudle as the chief of naval operations after a brief delay from Sen ...

Object Details Author Wilson, Kenneth F. 1943- Richardson, Jeff 1970- Chadwick, Jerah Dickrell, Jeff Contents Unangan, the seasiders : a culture shaped by three worlds -- The devastation of World War ...

That there were and why — from June 3, 1942, to Aug. 15, 1943 — is the story told in “ On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign,” a changing exhibit on view at the National WWII ...