The Aleutians Campaign, June 1942-August 1943

Abner Read Adak Admiral Kinkaid Admiral McMorris Admiral Rockwell Admiral Theobald aircraft airfield Aleutians Campaign Amchitka ammunition antiaircraft Army assault astern Attu August Bailey and Coghlan base course Battalion batteries battle battleships Beach Red Beach Scarlet began boats bombardment bombers bombing caliber Capt carrier Chichagof Harbor Combat Narratives Combat Team ComDesRon 14 Comdr Dale damage destroyers Dutch Harbor enemy ships enemy's flagship four destroyers Gertrude Cove guns heavy cruiser Holtz Bay Indianapolis Infantry island Japanese heavy cruisers June Kiska Harbor knots Komandorskis Lake City's Landing Craft light cruiser Little Kiska Massacre Bay miles minutes later Monaghan operation patrol Perida personnel Phelps planes port Pruitt range Rear Admiral reported Richmond Salt Lake City salvos scouts screen SG radar shells smoke speed starboard submarine target Task Force King Task Force Tare task group commander Task Group Mike torpedo attack transports troops visibility weather yards