Kiska Harbor is an inlet on the east coast of the island of Kiska in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Kiska Harbor is bounded by North Head on the north...
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The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between 6 June 1942 and 28 July 1943 during the Aleutian Islands campaign of the American Theater and the...
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Aleutian Islands campaign (redirect from Kiska Campaign)
attacks on the American naval base at Dutch Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, where the remoteness of the islands and...
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stormy weather and fog, it features one of finest harbors in the area. At the time of World War II, Kiska was occupied by United States Navy weather station...
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Operation Cottage (redirect from Battle of Kiska)
Japanese troops arrived, landing in Kiska Harbor. At this time, Rear Admiral Monzo Akiyama headed the force on Kiska. In December 1942, additional anti-aircraft...
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Kiska (Aleut: Qisxa, Russian: Кыска) is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about 22 miles (35 km) long and varies...
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(part of the Aleutian Islands) in Alaska. It lies immediately east of Kiska Harbor and is approximately 6 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide. The island...
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attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii...
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refer to: Kiska Harbor, Kiska island Kiska Volcano, Kiska island Kiska, Estonia, village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia Kiska, Altai Republic...
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Dutch Harbor was conducted to support the invasions on Kiska Island and Attu Island by the Japanese military under Operation AL. Dutch Harbor was ringed...
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Ryūjō and Jun'yō attacked Dutch Harbor, decimating the defenses with repeated air attacks as a prelude to landings on Kiska and Attu on 7 June 1942. VP-41...
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ashore on Adak Island, some 250 miles east of Kiska. Adak affords a good fleet anchorage, a sheltered harbor and as was revealed later, a superlative site...
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Command as USNS Kiska (T-AE-35). She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command's control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on January...
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that the Shinaru is heading for Japanese-occupied Kiska Harbor. The Greyfish proceeds to the harbor. An initial encounter with the Shinaru results in...
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Lightnings, fourteen P-40 Warhawks and seven P-39 Airacobras attacked Kiska harbor. Instead of coming in at high altitudes, the attack was a low-level sweep...
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on 15 April. In early June, the navy would attack Dutch Harbor and Adak Island, and occupy Kiska Island and Attu Island. The Imperial Japanese Army was...
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Japanese occupation of Kiska and orders to take "maximum offensive action." She headed for Kiska. Diverted back to Dutch Harbor, she replenished on 12...
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continuous bombing missions against targets in Kiska harbor from 11 to 13 June. These missions became known as the "Kiska Blitz." During these bombing strikes the...
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the aircraft carrier Chiyoda to Kiska in the Aleutian Islands on a supply mission. On 5 July, while outside Kiska Harbor, she was hit amidships by a torpedo...
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USS Tuna, to patrol an area approaching Kiska harbor, Grunion and the three boats were to make way to Kiska by 22 July. Grunion reported an attack on...
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Shiro Kawase (section Kiska, July 1943)
they could not make the final run in to Kiska Harbor, but Kawase and Kimura began a high-speed dash to Kiska that day with the remaining ships under cover...
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Navy's plan was to attack and hold Attu and Kiska for future use, while inflicting damage on Dutch Harbor and Adak. Once the United States Navy learned...
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the lee of Buldir. In fact, the Japanese sailed eight transports into Kiska Harbor and evacuated the entire garrison under cover of fog. Buldir played no...
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through American lines. The strategic position of the islands of Attu and Kiska off Alaska's coast meant their locations could control the sea lanes across...
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Pennsylvania north of Kiska, before forming an anti-submarine screen with Ammen and escorting the battleship into Kiska Harbor. That evening, following...
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1945 Christmas Island (Australia) – March 1942 – October 1945 Attu and Kiska (Alaska, United States) – June 3, 1942 – August 15, 1943 Kohima and Manipur...
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Japanese submarine I-7, which had been grounded by her crew south of Kiska Harbor. Their attempts to scuttle the submarine had been incomplete, the after...
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gov. Retrieved 27 April 2010. "Last of Six-Masted Schooners Is Burned in Harbor at Portland". The Boston Globe. December 28, 1925. Retrieved 7 September...
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one of three torpedoes that hit actually detonating, off Kiska. She was towed to Kiska Harbor, and remained there until she was driven ashore and wrecked...
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USS Grunion (SS-216) was a Gato-class submarine that sank at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be...
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