Japanese troops in Kiska island, Aleutians, Alaska Territory, the first location on American soil to be invaded/occupied by enemy forces during WWII; June 6, 1942. 

Occupied and soon abandoned

A Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero aircraft is being fueled for a mission; Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific, 1944. 

Getting ready for a mission

Commander-in-Chief of the United Fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto salutes pilots of Japanese naval aviation before leaving Rabaul, New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The admiral’s last photo before his death as a result of a special operation conducted by the Americans in which his plane was shot down over Bougainville Island; 4-18-1943. 