Winners of the 2004 Alaska Regional NHL photo contest are:
1st Place Winner -
2004
Cape Field at Fort
Glenn
A late evening view of "Navy Town" (in the foreground) with
Mount Tulik (volcano) looming in the background.
Fort Glenn, Alaska
Photographed by Yvonne A. Meyer
Decommissioned in 1950, Fort Glenn, which provided aerial defensive cover
for the U.S. bases in Unalaska Bay, is the most comprehensive and intact
World War II base in the Aleutian Islands. Constructed between January
and April 1942, Cape Field's first runway was then the U.S. Army's most
westerly airfield in the Aleutian Islands. Fighter pilots stationed at
Fort Glenn led the counterattack against Japanese pilots bombing Dutch
Harbor on June 3-4, 1942, Fort Glenn also served as the initial forward
base to launch bombing attacks on Japanese installations at Attu and Kiska.
2nd Place Winner -
2004
Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army
Panama Mount (1941) is the site of a 155mm gun that rotated 360 degrees
and fired 95 pound projectiles up to 12 miles. Wayne Williams, son of
Bruce Williams, a Navajo Indian from Arizona and a WWII veteran who served
in the Aleutians, is shown for scale.
Unalaska, Alaska
Photographed by Jackie Martin
This complex was the farthest west of the navy's Alaska bases when the
Japanese attacked the Aleutians in 1942. It was bombed for two days in
the most serious air attack on North American territory during World War
II. These bases were an important part of coastal defenses throughout
the war.
For more information visit
the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area website at http://www.nps.gov/aleu/
3rd Place Winner -
2004
Cape Field at Fort Glenn
This image is a view of only a small portion of Fort Glenn. Wood frame
structures in the foreground and huts surround the base of the hill on
which stands the General's house.
Fort Glenn, Alaska
Photographed by Yvonne A. Meyer
Decommissioned in 1950, Fort Glenn, which provided aerial defensive cover
for the U.S. bases in Unalaska Bay, is the most comprehensive and intact
World War II base in the Aleutian Islands. Constructed between January
and April 1942, Cape Field's first runway was then the U.S. Army's most
westerly airfield in the Aleutian Islands. Fighter pilots stationed at
Fort Glenn led the counterattack against Japanese pilots bombing Dutch
Harbor on June 3-4, 1942, Fort Glenn also served as the initial forward
base to launch bombing attacks on Japanese installations at Attu and Kiska.
Honorable Mentioned
- 2004
Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army
Remains of Fort Scwatka (utility pole, building ruins, road) on Mount
Ballyhoo on Amaknak Island. The Bering Sea is in the background.
Unalaska, Alaska
Photographed by Paula Sutton
This complex was the farthest west of the navy's Alaska bases when the
Japanese attacked the Aleutians in 1942. It was bombed for two days in
the most serious air attack on North American territory during World War
II. These bases were an important part of coastal defenses throughout
the war. Today, Dutch Harbor is part of the Aleutian World War II National
Historic Area, a unit of the National Park Service.
For more information visit the Aleutian World War II National Historic
Area website at http://www.nps.gov/aleu/
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