[DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Aleutian Islands - World War II - HISTORY.com [PAR] In the Battle of the Aleutian Islands (June 1942-August 1943) during World ... 
divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the 
central Pacific. ... Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American 
morale. In May 1943, U.S. troops retook Attu and three months later reclaimed 
Kiska,... [DOC] [TLE] Aleutian Islands Campaign - Wikipedia [PAR] The Aleutian Islands Campaign was a military campaign conducted by the United 
States in the Aleutian Islands, part of the Alaska Territory, in the American theater 
and the Pacific theater of World War II starting on 3 June 1942. A small Japanese 
force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, but the... [DOC] [TLE] Military history of the Aleutian Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The military history of the Aleutian Islands began almost immediately following 
the purchase of ... In June 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked and 
captured Attu Island and Kiska. .... On June 6, the Imperial Japanese Navy 
returned to the Aleutians, occupying Kiska on that day and Attu Island the next. 
Despite the U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Aleutian Islands - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... ... participate in the nation's 50th anniversary commemoration of World War II. ... 
An attack on the Aleutians in early June 1942, Yamamoto believed, would draw 
... A portion of that force, the Northern Area Fleet, with 2 small aircraft .... to the 
western Aleutians, occupying Kiska on 6 June and Attu a day later. [DOC] [TLE] Aleutian Islands Campaign: Rare and Classic Photos From WWII [PAR] May 24, 2012 ... LIFE in the Aleutians: Rare Photos From World War II's Forgotten Front ... then the 
American territory of Alaska, had been invaded and occupied by ... Here, 70 
years after Japanese forces seized control of Attu and Kiska islands early in the 
war, ... [In June 1942 Japan] seized Attu and Kiska and remained a... [DOC] [TLE] World War II in Alaska (U.S. National Park Service) [PAR] In addition, the occupation was a significant propaganda victory for the ... engage 
the Japanese at Attu and Kiska, U.S. forces built bases on other Aleutian islands 
... Until 1942 passengers and freight arrived in Alaska two waysby boat or 
plane. ... in our Nation's history and elevated nine historic sites in Hawaii, 
California,... [DOC] [TLE] Attu: North American Battleground of World War II - Aleutian World ... [PAR] In early June 1942, America had cause for jubilation and despair. ... been 
successful, and Japanese forces occupied the islands of Attu, Agattu, and Kiska. 
... understand why an isolated battle on a remote island in Alaska alarmed the 
nation. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 4-7: Alaskans and the World - Alaska's Heritage | Alaska ... [PAR] Militarily, Japan was the only nation capable of contesting the interests of the 
United ... Although the navy intensified its survey of the Aleutian Islands for 
possible naval ... Only if Japanese naval forces appeared in Alaskan waters 
would the navy send ... troops occupied Attu and Kiska islands in the 
westernmost Aleutians. [DOC] [TLE] The Aleutians Campaign, 1942-1943 - Canadian War Museum [PAR] ... June 1942, some 8500 Japanese personnel, supported by naval forces, 
occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, American parts of Alaska at the western 
end of the Aleutian island chain. ... Aerial Warriors of Two Nations Patrol Alaskan 
Skies [DOC] [TLE] Alaska's World War II civilian POWs recall their 'lost village' of Attu ... [PAR] Oct 10, 2012 ... On a calm spring day in 1942, Nick Golodoff was roaming on the beach in front of 
his ... descending on the settlement at the western edge of the Aleutian Islands. ... 
The Japanese occupied two Alaska islands in World War II as part of a ... A few 
Navy men were the sole inhabitants of Kiska, southeast of Attu. [DOC] [TLE] Summary of World War II in Alaska - ExploreNorth.com [PAR] Alaska or that Japanese forces occupied two Aleutian Islands for more than a 
year.

Question: In 1942 this nation's forces occupied Attu & Kiska in the Aleutian Islands
Answer: Japan