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    miles (1,700 nmi; 3,200 km) from Alaska's capital of Juneau, and 4,845 miles (4,210 nmi; 7,797 km) from New York City. Attu is about 20 by 35 miles (32 by...
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    Attu Station is a census-designated place (CDP) located on Attu Island in the Aleutians West Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was...
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    reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands campaign during the...
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    The Japanese occupation of Attu (Operation AL) was the result of an invasion of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. Imperial Japanese...
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  • island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Massacre Bay was among the landing sites of United States Army troops in the Battle of Attu in May 1943...
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    military facility and private use airfield on Attu Island, one of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. Owned by the United States Coast Guard,...
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  • Attu may refer to: Attu Island in Alaska, the westernmost island of the Aleutian Islands chain The Battle of Attu, the primary land battle in the Aleutian...
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    recapture Attu. The invasion force included the 17th and 32nd Infantry regiments of the 7th Infantry Division and a platoon of scouts recruited from Alaska, nicknamed...
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    to Alaska. Alaska was granted territorial status in 1912 by the United States of America. In 1942, two of the outer Aleutian Islands—Attu and Kiska—were...
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    Branch Hospital in Adak from 1984. David Vann (born 1966), author Attu Station, Alaska, is further west in the Aleutian Islands, but is not incorporated...
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    Alfred H.; et al. (1920). "Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1920" (PDF). USGS: 7. Cloe, John Haile (2017). Attu: the forgotten battle. United States National...
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    St. Paul Unalaska Attu Station Nikolski Eareckson Station At the federal level, the Aleutians West Census Area is part of Alaska's at-large congressional...
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    southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands to the west and the Rat Islands to the east. The largest of the Near Islands are Attu and Agattu...
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  • The Peaceful River is a remote stream located on the east side of Attu Island, Alaska that was named by the United States Army during its occupation of...
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  • place in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on the southeast coast of Attu Island, on the western shore of Massacre...
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    United States in camps in the Alaska Panhandle. During the Aleutian Islands campaign, American forces invaded Japanese-held Attu and defeated the Japanese...
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    Japanese occupation of Kiska (category 1942 in Alaska)
    Pacific Theater of World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire. For...
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    Kiska (redirect from Kiska, Alaska)
    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 in width from 1.5 to 6 miles...
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    Guard station on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, which at 892.8 km2 (344.7 sq mi) is larger than Montague Island, causes Attu to claim that title...
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    in October, she participated in landings upon Attu, Alaska, in May 1943. After bombarding Kiska, Alaska, she provided gunfire support for landings at...
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  • Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. A satellite island of Attu Island, it is situated at 52°48′05″N 173°04′32″E / 52.80139°N...
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    general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded American-Canadian forces in the Aleutian Islands campaign, including the Battle of Attu and the Kiska...
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    Chichagof Harbor (category Attu Island)
    Harbor is an inlet on the northeast coast of the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. It is named after Russian Admiral and polar explorer Vasily...
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  • control of two of the westernmost Aleutian Islands, Attu and Kiska, in the incorporated territory of Alaska, the first foreign enemy to occupy American soil...
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    islands in the Aleutians. It is the second largest of the Near Islands, after Attu Island. It is volcanic and considerably mountainous. The treeless island...
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    also seized Attu and Kiska islands, to the west. Residents of Umnak Island were evacuated to the Ketchikan area in far southeastern Alaska, although an...
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    18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (category Military units and formations in Alaska)
    subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D aircraft. The 18th Fighter...
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    Aleut language (redirect from Attu dialect)
    dialects, including Unalaska (Eastern Aleut), Atka/Atkan (Atka Aleut), and Attu/Attuan (Western Aleut, now extinct). Various sources estimate there are fewer...
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    Battle of Dutch Harbor (category 1942 in Alaska)
    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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    The Unorganized Borough is composed of the portions of the U.S. state of Alaska which are not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs. While referred...
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