In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was
home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their
families. Located one thousand miles from the Alaska mainland and
isolated by year-round damp fogs which manage to survive the
constant high winds, Attu was called by an early visitor "the
lonesomest spot this side of hell."
In June 1942 Attu and the nearby island of Kiska were invaded by
the Japanese in the hopes of accomplishing several goals:
forestalling use of the islands by the Americans, hindering
U.S.-Soviet cooperation, and establishing bases for attacks on the
American mainland. On 11 May 1943, the U.S. effort to retake Attu
began. The struggle was essentially an infantry battle. The
ever-present fog, rain, and high wind limited the use of air power,
and the craggy terrain made mechanized equipment next to useless.
The infantry retook the island foot by foot.
Lieutenant Robert J. Mitchell was one American wounded in the
battle. During his convalescence he took down the accounts of the
survivors while their memories were fresh. He presents them here in
their own immediate, direct, and informal language.
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