11-262 Garand Picture of the Day

[Snafu]

A Canadian member of the joint American-Canadian landing force squints down the sights of a Japanese machine gun found in a trench on Kiska Island, Alaska, on August 16, 1943. After the brutal fighting in the battle to retake Attu Island, U.S. and Canadian forces were prepared for even more of a fight on Kiska. Unknown to the Allies though, the Japanese had evacuated all their troops two weeks earlier. Although the invasion was unopposed, 32 soldiers were killed in friendly-fire incidents, four more by booby traps, and a further 191 were listed as Missing in Action. (LOC) #

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[Amsdorf]

191 MIA?? Wow.

[us019255]

Thanks for the Aleutian campaign photos. My dad was on Adak with the Signal Corps. Important, but boring work. He arrived after the shooting, but still had to spend a winter in a tent until they built the barracks.

He got back to Adak as a tourist in the 90's or late 80's. The base had basically been abandoned in place.