• Image of four aviators at leisure, playing cribbage

    Aleutian World War II

    National Historic Area Alaska

Veterans of the War in the Aleutians

Here are stories from the veterans who served in the Aleutians theater during World War II.

Did You Know?

Photograph of Japanese pilots before the raid on Dutch Harbor, 6 June 1942

When the Japanese invaded the islands of Attu and Kiska in June, 1942, it was the first time that an enemy occupied American soil since the War of 1812.