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 ...

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name ...

Patriotic Alaska Natives since World War II have served in the U.S. military at the highest rate in the country. There were, throughout the war, many instances of discrimination against Alaska ...

An Unangax̂ Elder is bringing the history of her home island to light through a new online zine that highlights the forced ...

The remains of three military ships from a “forgotten battle” of World War II were recently discovered off a remote Alaskan island. It is the first time that shipwrecks from this particular conflict ...

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 ...

A U.S. squad armed with guns and hand grenades closes in on Japanese holdouts entrenched in dugouts during World War II on Attu Island, Alaska, in June 1943. (U.S. Army via AP, File) ...