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).

Landing force Attu island

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

Battle on Attu

90th Infantry Division Artillery Observation Pilot, Lt. Donald H. Olsen (Sturgeon Bay, WI), discusses flight route with Signal Corps cameraman, Tech. Sgt. Harold A. Stillings (Milton, NH), tasked with recording combat troops crossing the Rhine River. texag57 