US Army

Alaska in WW2

"As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay. Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap garrison on the fog-shrouded Aleutian outpost began living on borrowed time. Today, with the exception of a mere handful of prisoners, every Nip [ Nipponese ] on the island is dead and the U.S. troops are in complete control. Now, the U.S. is directing its attention to wiping the Japs from Kiska, the Main stronghold in the Aleutians. This photo was taken during the actual fighting, as Americans who landed north of Holtz Bay, clawed their way up and over precipitous cliffs under heavy sniper, machine gun and anti-aircraft gun fire, to smash and capture the Nip [ Nipponese ] base on Holtz Bay. Within one week, forces under Col. Frank Culin, of Tucson, Ariz., and Maj. Albert V. Hartl, of Bismarck, N.D., advanced over the difficult terrain and captured the well-stocked and well-fortified Japanese Holtz Bay base. (Passed by Censors). An American fighting man takes cover among the rocks as a Jap anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead, (top, center). This photo, taken on the third day of the advance, shows the almost impassable terrain over which the U. S. forces had to attack. The words ''Jap' and 'Nip' are part of the original description coming with the photo,no disrespect on my part. Greetz,brummbar