WORLD WAR II ~ MASSACRE BEACH ~ ATTU ALASKA ~ JAPANESE SNIPERS - 1943


WORLD WAR II ~ MASSACRE BEACH ~ ATTU ALASKA ~ JAPANESE SNIPERS - 1943

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WORLD WAR II ~ MASSACRE BEACH ~ ATTU ALASKA ~ JAPANESE SNIPERS - 1943:
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Scarce early original US Navy photograph shows American troops defending themselves against Japanese snipers on the hillside above them.Caption on back reads, “American troops at Massacre Beach, on Attu, fire against Jap snipers on the hillside above. On this mist shrouded tundra, out men battled freezing cold and snow height to 20 feet deep to dislodge the enemy from high mountain ridges. Final conquest of the strategic but almost uninhabitable island was won in bitter hand to hand fighting. Attu’s airfield, unfinished by the Japanese, was then quickly completed and used to bomb Kiska”.In a short campaign in May 1943 the US Army sought to retake the island of Attu. The campaign would have much in common with other campaigns in the Pacific. The terrain was unfamiliar – there were no inland maps available. The climate was inhospitable – in this case bitterly cold and wet, for which the troops were ill prepared. And the Japanese were prepared to fight to death to defend scraps of land which had no appreciable value. Photograph measures 8 x 10 inches and is in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases and is very sharp and has strong tones with good contrast and clarity. Back has writing mentioned above. Please email with any questions and please \"VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS\". Thanks.NOTE: I will be listing a number of original US Navy and Air Force World War ll official photographs. Please check back and view on my store Vintage Photo Works.
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WORLD WAR II ~ MASSACRE BEACH ~ ATTU ALASKA ~ JAPANESE SNIPERS - 1943:
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