Attu Battle Of Series735


Top Left: Looking northwest from the top of the high knoll, before entering the vallys into Holtz Bay, this picture shows the general area which the American troops had to advance across. In the foreground are a couple of American machine gun positions overlooking the valley. In the valley the American forces were attacking Japanese positionson the hill directly ahead and attempting to move across. Top Right: Medical aid station located near the top of the high knoll overlooking Masacre Bay. Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 17, 1943 Bottom Left: This picture shows two men firing a 37-mm anti-tank gun on top of the high knoll overlooking Masacre Bay. To the left of the gun, lying in a trench, can be seen the observer for the gun. During the firing of the gun, the men were under heavy machine gun fire. Attu Island, in the Aleutians. Bottom Right: American soldiers cleaning a 50 cal. water cooled machine gun located on top of the high knoll overlooking the valleys into Holtz and Chichagof Bays. Attu Island, in the Aleutian Islands.

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