On March 11th, 1942, while performing zigzag patterns while under sail in an effort to avoid any torpedo launches from Japanese submarines thought to be in the area, the steamship Mount McKinley ran aground at Scotch Cap. Now beached, all travelers on the vessel were able to disembark unharmed. But, the vessel was stuck firmly. […]
On June 7th, 1942, exactly six months after Japan’s infamous attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in its war with the U.S., The Japanese struck again in American Territory. They landed and captured Attu Island on the Aleutian Chain. They had taken Kiska the day before. Unopposed, 1,140 stormed the shores of the island and […]
