KISKA
Aleutian Islands, AK
Kiska - WWII
1. Ian Beaton - Army Censor Stamp
2. Ian Beaton - Landing Craft
3. Ian Beaton - A Japanese Barracks.
4. Ian Beaton - The Japanese beached the Kano Maru in Kiska Harbor off the shore of
South Head after Commander Abele from the USS Grunion put a torpedo into the 8,572
ton ship. She was salvaged after the war.
5. Ian Beaton - Japanese car and a mechanic.
6. Ian Beaton - Japanese sleeping quarters.
7. Ian Beaton - Japanese Shrine.
8. Ian Beaton - Japanese Gun Emplacement, abandoned by the Japanese when they
fled Kiska. This one appears to be a dual purpose 75mm gun. There were 22 of these
guns on Kiska. The revetments were built to protect the crew and their guns against
bomb blasts.
Current Update: 5 Nov 2021 12:42
Online since 11 July 2005
KISKA
Aleutian Islands, AK
WWII Photos
Our thanks to Ian Beaton for sharing his photos with us! Check out Ian's book "They Also Serve."
Kiska - WWII
1. Ian Beaton - Army Censor Stamp
2. Ian Beaton - Landing Craft
3. Ian Beaton - A Japanese Barracks.
4. Ian Beaton - The Japanese beached the Kano Maru in Kiska Harbor off the
shore of South Head after Commander Abele from the USS Grunion put a
torpedo into the 8,572 ton ship. She was salvaged after the war.
5. Ian Beaton - Japanese car and a mechanic.
6. Ian Beaton - Japanese sleeping quarters.
7. Ian Beaton - Japanese Shrine.
8. Ian Beaton - Japanese Gun Emplacement, abandoned by the Japanese
when they fled Kiska. This one appears to be a dual purpose 75mm gun.
There were 22 of these guns on Kiska. The revetments were built to protect
the crew and their guns against bomb blasts.
Current Update: 5 Nov 2021 12:42
Online since 11 July 2005
