Aleutian World War II

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Browse an ever-growing collection of photos from the veterans of the Aleutian Campaign.

Frank Carnes Gallery

4 Photos

Frank served in the 14th Signal Corp in the Aleutians from 1943-45 and later worked for DOT in Alaska. He recalls events and places from Alaska's past.
Herb Gedney Photo Gallery

40 Photos

During WWII, Herb served in the 11th Air Force in Alaska and the 8th Air Force in Europe. He received 2 battle stars and 3 presidential citations for his service.
John Pletcher

11 Photos

John served as an Army Air Corp Reserve pilot during World War II. He recalls experiences as a B-18 and B-26 pilot as a member of the 73rd Bomb Squadron.
Kenneth "Ray" Skinner Gallery

5 Photos

Ray was a radioman who served three tours of duty in the Aleutians as part of VP-41, VP-61 and VP-62 and flew in the PBY-5A.
Roger Jeanfaivre Photos

7 Photos

Photos from Kiska, 1945, courtesy Roger Jeanfaivre, veteran of the Aleutian Campaign of WWII
Eleanor Cramer Gallery

15 Photos

Working in the Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Plant, she recalls plant security, secret product development, rationing, & bomb scares.
Paul Polink Gallery

9 Photos

Paul was a gunner/aircraft mechanic for the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron transporting important people and goods. Five in his family served in WWII.
Hale Burge Gallery

4 Photos

Hale was an aircraft mechanic who saw first-hand the dangers of flight. He witnessed the Battle of Attu and served as crew chief on several aircraft after WWII.
Honor Flight to the World War II Memorial

4 Photos

Photos from a 2008 trip to the World War II Memorial
Charles Fitzpatrick Gallery

4 Photos

A Naval aviator, Charles flew numerous missions from Attu to the Kurile Islands, a part of Japan.
Theodore Bouchette

33 Photos

Theodore served with the 37th Infantry Regiment from 1941-44 participating in the Battle of Attu and first landings on Amchitka and Adak.
Bill Green

10 Photos

Wilbur "Bill" Green captained a patrol boat in WWII and fondly recalls his crew and missions in the Aleutians.
Katie & Robert Dougal Gallery

20 Photos

Bob went to radio school and remembers installing the first radar on Kiska, how unprepared they were for living on Kiska and what the Japanese left behind. Katie, a war bride, worked and volunteered with amputees at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where she saw the pain and devastation of wa
Mack Collings Gallery

4 Photos

Mack served in the 4th Infantry Band arriving in Seward, Alaska in 1940. He hopped from island to island entertaining the troops along the way.
Craig Stolze

7 Photos

Craig served in the 39th Air Depot Repair Squadron. He was one of 6 boys in his family that served in the war and became an award winning sports writer.
Walter Anderson Gallery

17 Photos

Serving as an aerographer in the US Navy, he was stationed at a remote outpost on Attu Island. He talks about the fun had and challenges faced.
Charles Donovan Gallery

15 Photos

As radio operator he traveled to Umnak Island aboard USS Spica in 1942. He later served in Seattle, Guam and mine sweeping in Japan on USS Concise.
VP-61 Photo Gallery

9 Photos

Images from Ken Claypool of VP-61 Squadron
VP-139 Photo Gallery

12 Photos

Pictures of VP-139 Squadron

Did You Know?

A PBY plane piloted by Lt. Jean Cusick was sent from Dutch Harbor, on June 3, 1942, to locate Japanese forces in the Pacific. He was shot down by enemy fighters en route. Five men out of the seven-man crew survived the crash and got into life rafts. Cusick and his enlisted pilot died on the rafts from their wounds. The other three were captured by the Japanese, and became the first prisoners of war in the Aleutian Campaign.

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