Check the one's that are true. When Harriet was 5 years old, she had to travel over 1,000 miles from her home. One kind of flying boat was called a Catalina. Japanese soldiers occupied some of the islands of Alaska during World War II. General Armstrong Custer won the battle of Attu. Harriet's father had to stay in Dutch Harbor during the war to continue working. The Puffins is one of the many birds that can be seen on the Aleutian Island chain. The "Zero" was a common airplane use by the U.S.Air Force during World War I. Bunkers were used as observation posts during World War II. Soldiers became ARTISTS in their spare time and left art work behind that can be seen today. World War II ended in the 1940's.