| Alaska Regional Office | U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
| National
Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Japanese
Occupation Site, Kiska Island |
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Aleutian Islands , Alaska |
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| National
Register Number: 85002732 Resource Type: Site Property Type: Defense - Battle Site Designated: February 4, 1985 |
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| Kiska, one of the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, was, along with Attu island, invaded and occupied by the Japanese in June 1942. In the months that followed, they constructed a number of military installations, but after the fall of Attu and successful American attacks on Japanese submarines, the enemy departed. The Japanese undetected withdrawal in July 1943 proved an embarrassment when an American force of 34,000 troops arrived to invade a deserted island 18 days later. | |||||||||
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