This Day in Alaska History-October 22nd, 1951
This Day in Alaskan History-June 7th, 1942
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 […]
This Day in Alaskan History-June 3rd, 1942
Coast Guard greets Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force in Bering Sea and Unalaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and staff from the Seventeenth Coast Guard District greeted Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) officials embarked aboard Japanese Ships (JS) Kashima and Hatakaze in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 5. While moored at the Unalaska Marine Center, the crews participated in ship tours, a […]