It was site of the only land battle fought on U.S. soil during World War II. And in proportional terms, it was one of the ...

The sunken remnants of one Japanese and one American ship never met in combat, but they’ve shared the same final resting ...

In this May 26, 1943, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, American soldiers and equipment land on the black volcanic beach during World War II at Massacre Bay on Attu Island, part of the Aleutian ...

The site of the only ground campaign waged in North America during World War II, the remote Alaskan island of Attu is the western most point of the United States. Its barren landscape is challenging.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In May 1943, US soldiers launched a brutal fight to retake the islands of Attu and Kiska from the Japanese. The remote islands, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ANCHORAGE, Alaska — William Roy Dover’s memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was 75 years ago, even though it’s been long forgotten by most ...

On this day in 1943, units of the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division launched twin simultaneous amphibious landings on Attu, an island on the extreme western end of Alaska’s Aleutian chain in the North ...

Gary Black, gblack@newsminer.com May 20, 2018 May 20, 2018 Updated Jul 3, 2018 FAIRBANKS — It was a short battle as far as war is concerned — just 18 days. That’s how long U.S. forces fought Japan for ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — William Roy Dover’s memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was 75 years ago, even though it’s been long forgotten by most everyone else. His first sergeant rousted him ...