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Re: Kiska. The only method of travel to Kiska is by charter boat. The entire island is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, so it's probably best to let them know of your plans first. Most of the WWII sites are located on the east side near Kiska Harbour. Landing elsewhere can be hazardous and is not recommended. Because many people have visited, much of the island has been looted - removal of artifacts is strictly prohibited, and all artifacts have been catalogued. If you choose to visit, PLEASE practice a "Zero Footprint" approach such that you leave no trace of your visit.

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What three Aleutian Islands were occupied by Japan during World War 2?

Attu, Agattu and Kiska.


What are the 2 Alaskan islands japan decided to keep during WWII?

The Japanese and Americans fought for control of the islands of Attu and Kiska which are part of the Aleutian islands .


Japanese in Alaska during world war 2?

Japan occupied the two westernmost of the Aleutians, Kiska and Attu, as a feint to draw the US north at the Battle of Midway. It did not work because the US had already broken the Japanese code. The Imperial Japanese Army held the islands for two years, and then in an uncharacteristic move retreated rather then defending them. The US still took the threat to Alaska seriously, and put much into protecting it.


Is there any Historical sites in Alaska?

You could always visit Attu for a visit to an American WWII battlefield.


How many Japanese soldiers occupied the Alaskan Aleutian area and how many American soldiers died in combat there?

I suggest you read the accounts of the Aleutian campaign at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-C-Aleutians/ This site gives a very good account of what happened, when, where and who was involved. According to this site, Kiska had about 9000 Japanese and Attu had about 1000 soldiers. US and Canada fortified the islands with close to 94,000 men by January 1943 with 25,000 used to retake Kiska and Attu from the Japanese. On the retaking Attu: The Americans reported finding 2,351 enemy dead on the island; an additional few hundred were presumed to have been buried in the hills by the Japanese. Only 28 Japanese surrendered. Out of a U.S. force that totaled more than 15,000 men, 549 had been killed, another 1,148 wounded, and about 2,100 men taken out of action by disease and nonbattle injuries. Trench foot was the most common affliction. Most of the nonbattle casualties were exposure cases, victims of the weather and inadequate clothing. The Japanese had escaped on Kiska by evacuating 5200 men three weeks prior to the US invasion to retake the island. The only guns that were fired, however, were those of friend against friend by mistake; partly on that account, casualties ashore during the first four days of the operation numbered 21 dead and 121 sick and wounded. The Navy lost 70 dead or missing and 47 wounded when the destroyer Abner Read struck a mine on 18 August. By the time the search of the island, including miles of tunnels, ended, American casualties totaled 313 men.

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Which island group do attu agattu and kiska belong to?

aleutians these are the islands off the tip of alaska


What is the westernmost island in the Aleutian Island chain?

Attu is the westernomost island in the Aleutians.


Which of the Aleutian Islands were invaded?

I believe that would be Attu and Kiska.


American soil occupied during World War 2?

attu, kiska


What sea ports did the Japanese invade in World War 2?

Kiska and attu


Where did the Japanese invasion on the US take place?

On several islands in the Aleutian Island chain (Kiska and Attu), off the coast of Alaska. Note that Alaska was not a state at the time.


What is the population of Attu Island?

Attu Island's population is 20.


When was Attu Island created?

Attu Island was created in 1942.


What are some sites in Alaska?

Mount McKinley, Sitka, Glaciers, Wildlife, Northern Lights, Attu and Kiska, Barrow,


Were Germans in Alaska in World War 2?

No, the Japanese forces attacked the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Kiska, subsequently occupying them.


What three Aleutian Islands were occupied by Japan during World War 2?

Attu, Agattu and Kiska.


When did Japan attack Hawaii?

Never. In 1942 Japan invaded the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, and two of the Aleutian Islands (Kiska and Attu) which were US possessions at the time. The invasions of the Aleutians were a diversion from the real invasion planned for Midway, but it was stopped. If not for the defeat at Midway, Japan might have been in a position to invade the continental US after invading the Hawaiian Islands and the rest of the Aleutian Islands first, but it never came to that.