Presentation Series in early 2011 on WWII in the Aleutians
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Contact: Janis Kozlowski, (907) 644-3503
During World War II, many people in the Aleutian Islands experienced great hardships and made personal sacrifices. This series of presentations reflects a diversity of events and experiences, of civilians and military alike: from the Attuans taken to Japan for the duration of the war and the Unangan residents who were evacuated from their villages and never returned; to the soldiers whose suffering and endurance comes to life through their memories and photographs; and from a look through Dashiell Hammett’s eyes as he sought to boost morale on the remote Adak base; to the legacy of the Japanese guns, ghostly relics from the Kiska battlefield. |
Did You Know?
Anticipating a ground assault by the Japanese, the US military placed anti-personnel stakes in the ground on Amaknak Island during World War II. These stakes are made of iron, are very sharp and measure between 4 inches to 4 feet high.