Operation LANDCRAB; the Seizing of Attu Island in the Aleutians
Allied Amphibious Landing on Attu Island, 11 May 1943. High on a Ridge overlooking Chichagof Harbor, American soldiers load a shell into a small mortar. Chichagof Harbor was the last Japanese stronghold to fall on Attu Island.

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Photo by: U.S. Navy Photograph |  VIRIN: 230601-A-CS999-0001.JPG