WWII veteran, battlefield medic from Honesdale dies at 100
WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...
PBS3 年
Japan Invades the Aleutian Islands
With their close proximity to Japan, the Aleutian Islands seemed especially prone to an attack. Stretching westward into the Pacific Ocean, the chain of roughly 150 islands lay just 750 miles away ...
Associated Press2 个月
Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 ...
“recognizes the significant historical trauma endured by the Attuan people during and after World War II” and that it was aware of Atux Forever’s call for reparations. “We believe greater partnership ...
来自MSN2 个月
Alaska earthquake: Aleutian islands struck by a 'swarm' of quakes
Alaska’s western Aleutian islands and surrounding areas were rocked by a cluster of moderate to strong earthquakes on Sunday which scientists call a ‘swarm.’ State earthquake monitors have ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4 个月
The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian ...
The island best known as a former World War II military base and later naval station is 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) ...