| John the OFM | 24 Mar 2014 8:41 a.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 24 Mar 2014 8:59 a.m. PST |
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| Ron W DuBray | 24 Mar 2014 9:07 a.m. PST |
wow that base is has lot more to it then I ever read was there. |
| ArmymenRGreat | 24 Mar 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 24 Mar 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
The Japanese had attempted a supply convoy to the
Aleutians in March, 1943. It was intercepted by a
numerically inferior US Navy task force (USS Salt
Lake City, a CA being the heaviest US ship present). The resulting engagement caused severe damage to the
US TF, and some damage to the Japanese. The Japanese
commander, Adm. Hosogaya, decided to withdraw (he was
subsequently 'retired') and the Japanese were forced
to try resupply by submarine until the US landings
5 months later. While the battle was tactically inconclusive, it was
a strategic defeat for the Japanese. |
 Dan Cyr | 24 Mar 2014 10:43 a.m. PST |
Recommend "The Thousand-mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians" by Brian Garfield Dan |
| OSchmidt | 24 Mar 2014 11:17 a.m. PST |
Dear Dan Cyr Excellent book! I was going to recommend it myself. Read it several times. In the Aleutians, both sides were fighting two foes, the enemy and mother nature. Mother nature kicked each sides A$$.
The idea of winds that simply airlifted B17's which had been secured to the ground with steel spikes and guy wires, never to be seen again is mind boggling. Wet, cold, foggy, and sometimes snowing UP! Brrrr…. I get cold just thinking about it. |
| kidbananas | 24 Mar 2014 12:09 p.m. PST |
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| Micman | 24 Mar 2014 2:59 p.m. PST |
Read that last fall. Great story. Try to get the newer edition. Gives some better answers for the " Battle of the Pips" among other updates. We had a great game based on that campaign. |
| Toronto48 | 25 Mar 2014 12:01 a.m. PST |
Good post John Thank you In the invasion of Kiska the Japanese left before the invasion came but still 28 Americans and 4Canadians ere killed in friendly fire incidents This link is from the Canadian point of view link |
| Klebert L Hall | 25 Mar 2014 5:07 a.m. PST |
I've always wanted to go there… among other vastly unlikely military-history destinations.
-Kle. |
| SBminisguy | 25 Mar 2014 6:04 p.m. PST |
My wife's grandpa owned a general store in Nome during the war, and is one of the few American citizens to meet an Imperial Japanese Officer. He remembers a sub that sent a landing party ashore early in the war. He said they didn't hurt anyone, the walked around and took photos, and even came into his store and poked about. He gave the officer a can of peaches as a peace offering. After they left, he and a bunch of others shuttered their homes and businesses and camped out on the tundra for several days until they felt it safe to return. |
