Attu Battle Of Series743

Top Left: Looking southwest, the bay area and the beach was seen from atop the high ridge on the northeast side of the bay. In the background the U.S. Transport, Parida, was run aground after striking a rock in the bay. In the foreground, tents were set up to serve as a rest camp for men returning from the front. Massacre Bay, Attu Island, in the Aleutians. Top Right: An amphibious tractor entering the creek on its way out into the bay. Massacre Bay, Attu Island, in the Aleutians. Bottom Left: Private First Class John Gonzalez looking for the enemy through a pair of captured Japanese artillery binoculars from a dug-out on top of a high knoll, overlooking Masacre Bay, Attu Island, in the Aleutians. Bottom Right: Soldiers inspect a captured Japanese map at Massacre Bay on Attu Island, in the Aleutians.

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