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| This page is dedicated to the photos taken of the Japanese military occupying Attu, Aleutian Islands, AK during WWII. These photos (1-12) were supplied by Jill Holmgren of Anchorage, AK, a frequent contributor to our web site. These photos come from a WWII-era Japanese photo magazine containing stories of the Japanese military in the Aleutians beginning June 6th, 1942. Page is still under construction. |
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1. Naomi Tabuchi was
kind enough to provide translation for this page as follows: The
title of the magazine (the yellow print) is "Shashin Shuho," meaning
"Photographs Weekly Bulletin." Additionally, "10 sen is the price of
the magazine. It is dated the 8th of July [1942], about one month
after capturing Attu. It is magazine number 2028, published by "The
Information Board Editing Station."
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Naomi also translated this page for us as follows: "To a snowy dense
fog zone. Aleutians capture detailed report." This page reported
about the state of the warships sailing to the Aleutian Islands. |
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Naomi translated this page as follows: 7th - 8th of June [1942],
Empire Army occupies most west end Attu Island and Kiska Island of
Aleutian Islands by surprise attack. This page explained the success
of the Japanese Army. The photo is titled "Landing Japanese military
unit went ashore." [Old Japanese letters used here. Additional work
being done to translate.]
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6. June 8th, 1942. The Japanese Army moves
their soldiers from Chichagof Harbor, Attu, into the mountains to
build and maintain defensive positions prior to the invasion of Attu
in May, 1943. Click
HERE
for translation (Miho Lillard provided translation. Our thanks!). |
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8. June, 1942. Translated
by Miho Lillard and Chizuko Lund:
"The families of the guards (defense?) in Chichagofu (Titchagov?)
came out hands up, shaking with fear, but they soon got back peace
in their mind because of the imperial army’s (troops or military)
warm treatment towards them. First children smiles, then mothers
smiled." [Etta Jones, teacher, nurse, and surviving spouse of Foster
Jones, can be seen in the foreground] |
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Last Updated: 02 June 2006
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as of 19 March 2006
Originally published 26 August 2005
