Caption | US Army soldiers unloading LCPR and LCM type landing craft on the beach at Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian islands, 12 May 1943; note military policemen on right side of photo ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 80-G-50848 | |||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 578 pixels | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 12 May 1943 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | |||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2 Dec 2012 09:43:33 PM
Are you awareifthere any other photos of Kiska Landing/occupation. My father was a Captain in the Winnipeg Grenadiers, part of Canadian 13th Infantry Brigade that landed in Aug 43. Of interest I noted a painted over US Army LCM 8534 in ship yard in Campbell River BC today 2 Dec.