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Attu [ˈætuː] n (Placename) the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of SW Alaska: largest of the Near Islands How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In World War II, Roberts and Naples, a Los Feliz resident, fought against the Japanese on Attu in the Aleutian Islands, then in the Marshall Islands and in an assault on Leyte in the Philippines. Palko--was lost after takeoff from Attu Island, Alaska, headed for the Kurile Islands, Japan. The Americans were on their way to do battle with members of the Japanese 301st Independent Infantry Battalion who had attacked Attu Island in early June 1942, overwhelmed its inhabitants, and forced them into slave labor camps in Japan. |
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