7th Infantry Division troops negotiate snow and ice during the battle on Attu in May, 1943.(rudeerude)

Battle on Attu

Original color - Douglas Dillard a 19 year old sniper of the 551st in France 1944,Dillard went on to serve in the Korean war and Vietnam war. (Another version of this photo was posted but is cropped and not great quality-figured i'd upload the better version if it's ok)

551st Airborne

U.S. soldiers of the southern landing force on the beach at Massacre Bay, Attu island, Alaska (USA), during the Battle of Attu, 11 May 1943. The landing craft in the foreground belong to the attack transport USS Heywood (APA-6).