JUNIOR RANGER ACTIVITY BOOKLET 

Aleutian World War II 

National Historic Area 

“Preflight Briefing” by Paul Goranson.

Image courtesy Canadian Armed Forces Collection
 

 

 

Junior Ranger 

Welcome to the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area! 

The Ounalashka Corporation and the National Park Service work 

together to share the history of the Unangan (the Aleut people) and the 

defense of the Aleutian Islands and the United States during World War 

II.The Aleutian World War II National Historic Area and Visitor Center 

in Dutch Harbor, Alaska tell these compelling stories and preserve 

historic Fort Schwatka on Mount Ballyhoo. Additionally, National Historic 

Landmarks on Attu, Kiska, and *Atka* Islands within the Alaska Maritime 

National Wildlife Refuge have recently been included in the new World 

War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.

Explore, Learn, Protect: 

Be a Junior Ranger!

Note: this booklet was developed for middle 

school-aged youth. Some of the events and 

stories may be upsetting. Please talk to your 

parents or teachers about your feelings.

Being a Junior Ranger is a special privilege and an honor. As a 

Junior Ranger, you: 

• Take care of and explore the Aleutian World War II National 

Historic Area and learn more about its history.

• Share what you have learned with family and friends.

To become a Junior Ranger, you: 

• Complete as many activities in this book as you can.

• Visit World War II sites in Unalaska or your community.

• Bring this booklet to the World War II Visitor Center to receive 

your badge. If you cannot make it to the Visitor Center, please 

contact the Ounalashka Corporation at 907-581-1276 or info@

ounalashka.com.

YOUR NAME 
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Getting Started 

There sure are a lot of things to see around *Dutch Harbor/Unalaska*, and 

other parts of the Aleutians! Each activity page in this book shows one or 

more of the colored circles below. These circles help you find places in Dutch 

Harbor and Unalaska to visit where the stories of World War II come alive. 

Activity Activity 

Number 

WWII Visitor 

Center 

Museum of the 

Aleutians 

Memorial Park 

Mapping the Story 1 

Sea Lion Subsistence 2 

Floating through History 3 

Rat Attack 4 

War on American Soil 5 

Dead-Reckoning 6 

Crytographic Clues 7 

Pack Your Bags 8 

Diversity 9 

Tremendous Trees 10 

Windblown and Dripping 11 

A Walk through Time 12 

History at Your Feet 13 

 

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Aleutian 

World War II 

Visitor Center

Memorial 

Park

Museum 

of the Aleutians

Unalaska Bay

Iliuliuk Bay

Airport Beach Road

Airport Beach Road

Salmon Way

AMAKNAK 

ISLAND

UNALASKA 

ISLAND

– Lieutenant Allen Prescott, Navy aviation officer Island. There’s lots to learn by following the roads. Look for interpretive signs that tell you

about World War II buildings and events along the way.

as outside my tent on Amchitka.” 

Lexington Avenue in New York City and it wasn’t half so noisy 

“... I lived for nine years at the corner of 53rd Street and 

Pick up a detailed driving guide at the Museum of the Aleutians. Just ask for View to the 

Past:A Driving Guide to World War II Buildings and Structures on Amaknak Island and Unalaska 
 

 

 Mapping the Story l l l

The Japanese Kurile Islands are only: 

A: 6000 miles; B: 1500 miles; C: 650 miles; or D: 20 miles 

from Attu Island in the Aleutian Chain? See answer below. 

 

Where does the Aleutian World War II story take place? Throughout this 

booklet, important Aleutian World War II place names are hidden, 

marked with *stars*. Color in the circle on this map for each place name as 

you find it. Hint: try finding places you may know first, like *Anchorage* and 

*Juneau*. Then find *Sitka*, *Seward*, and *Kodiak* where you can visit other 

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Answer: C: 650 miles 

Anchorge to Juneau is 600 miles. 
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 Sea Lion (Qawax) Subsistence Floating through History 

For generations, the Unangan relied on marine mammals swimming near their homes in the 

Aleutian Islands.They use these sea mammals for making tools, clothing, jewelry, and for 

food. Historically, the men hunted for Steller sea lions while the women made clothing, like 

the kamleika (rain coat), from sea lion parts.You can see a beautiful example of one of these 

raincoats at the Museum of the Aleutians.The Unangan treat the sea lion with respect and used 

every part of the animal. Nothing went to waste.

Boats have an important history in the Aleutian Islands. The Unangan used kayaks (iqyan) to hunt 

and travel between islands. In June of 1942, the USS Delarof (a large transport ship) took hundreds of Unangan from their homes to southeast Alaska. It had to zigzag through rough seas to 

avoid Japanese submarines lurking below.

Try making your own kayak (iqyax) fr ^ om a SQUARE SHEET of paper using these instructions. You will 

need to imagine the dotted “fold” lines shown below on your paper.

In the drawing below, match the different parts of the sea lion with the Unangan word for what 

they were used. Each part of the sea lion can be used more than once.

1. ____ rain jacket h. Whiskers 

(inglaakun) 2. ____ shoe soles

i. Teeth 3. ____ hat decorations 

 

First, fold a square sheet of Next, fold the four Again fold the top Now fold the bottom 

paper in half to mark the corners of the two corners toward two corners to the 

centerline.Then fold in the rectangle toward the the centerline as centerline.Again 

(agalux) 

 4. ____ dip for dried fish

g. Throat 

 5. ____ sewing needles a. Skin (chuqax) 

(iqluqax)^ 

^ 

^ 

 6. ____ storage bags

 7. ____ earrings f. Stomach 

(sangux) ^ ^

d. Blubber square piece of paper is now centerline, but do not touch it.Your piece c. Bones: (Chadugnax) 

sides to meet the centerline centerline as shown by shown by the arrows. come close to the 

 8. ____ games as shown by arrows.Your arrows. Come close to the centerline, but do not 

 

Steller sea lion illustration 

by Gecko Graphics 13. ____ rattles Your boat should look like 

this. Does it float?

14. ____ blankets 

(alimax) 

(qagnax) 

^ 

^ ^ 

Women use plants as natural medicines. During World War II, the Unangan were 

relocated to forested areas of southeast Alaska. The plants they normally used as 

medicines do not grow in southeast Alaska forests, and they were unable to treat 

common sicknesses in the camps.

“Everybody onboard [the Delarof] MAMMAL 15. ____ kayak (Iqyan) PARTSWERE USED BY THE UNANGAN from Unalaska was at the railing, you covers INTHE MUSEUM OF THE ALEUTIANS? know, just saying goodbye to home 

Next fold the sides of the and hoping to be back soon.And my This last step can be tricky.

 9. ____ carvings a rectangle. touch it. of paper should now 

look like a diamond. b. Bladder 10. ____ lamp oil 

(huga) 

11. ____ baskets e. Flipper 

 

12. ____ buoys 

diamond to the centerline. Grab the folded triangles 

See dotted lines for fold carefully and slowly turn the 

marks. boat inside out.

father had come out and my mother 

had held me up to the railing so I 

could say goodbye.”

 – Harriet Hope of Unalaska 

Origami illustrations by Gecko Graphics
“On the second run, the Japanese planes came 

bomb on the old hospital, and went across the 

The tanks burned for four days and five nights.

here in Unalaska. During this time, the women 

 Rat Attack RATTUS NORVEGIUS

 

 

 

 

 

Ships carried soldiers and supplies to the Aleutian Islands during World War II.They 

also carried a dangerous stowaway – RATS! Rats eat chicks and eggs of seabirds 

(and sometimes even adult birds). Examples of these seabirds are found in the 

entrance to the Museum of the Aleutians. Although war with Japan ended in the 

Aleutians decades ago, rats are still waging battle against nesting seabirds.

Let’s say that during World War II, one pregnant rat was accidentally brought to 

*Kiska* Island. One rat may not seem like a big deal, but the illustration below 

shows how one pregnant rat can multiply to over 60 rats in just 4 months. In one 

year, a pregnant rat and her pups can produce 6000 rats!

August 15, 1943

A pregnant rat arrives in Kiska.

Rat illustration by Gecko Graphics

September 15, 1943

The rat gives birth to 10 pups.

December 15, 1943

The rat’s daughters give birth 

to about 50 of their own pups,

for a total of about 60 rats.

Biologists have dug out a rat family’s nest containing 22 dead Least Auklets, birds 

known locally as choochkies.An average of 10 rats lives in a nest.

If by August 15, 1944 the pregnant rat and her offspring produced 6000 

rats, how many auklets did they eat on Kiska in that year? Do math below: 

Imagine how many birds have been eaten by rats 

on these islands since World War II! 

 War on American Soil 

“Alaska was the nation’s military stepchild. Even after Pearl Harbor, our 

so publicized naval stronghold Dutch Harbor did not have one protecting 

airfield within 800 miles, not one. The [Japanese] knew this.”

– Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. 

On June 2, 1942, aircraft from the Japanese aircraft carriers Ryujo and Junyo

bombed Unalaska. On June 7, Japanese troops invaded the Aleutian islands of *Attu* 

and Kiska. This was the only time any U.S. homeland was occupied during World 

War II. The Japanese imprisoned a Kiska weather team and the residents of Attu. 

These Japanese attacks are memorable for those who fought the war. The Aleutian 

Island battles are full of stories, stories of terror, and stories of heroism. 

The U.S. has fought in many wars before and since World War II. How does your 

family remember war? Ask an older family member these questions about war in 

their lifetime.Write their answers on the following page. 

1.What war do you remember most?

2.When and where did this war happen?

3.What is one story you can tell me about this war?

over the town around 6 p.m. and dropped a 

bay, and bombed the tanks in Dutch Harbor. 

The smoke was so thick, it was like nighttime 

Model airplane of Japanese Zero fighter

and children were kept in newly built bomb by Jeff Dickrell, courtesy Aleutian World 

War II Visitor Center. Photograph shelters around Unalaska.” 

courtesy Archgraphics. – Anfesia Shapsnikoff of Unalaska 

Rats aren’t the only World War II problem left in 

the Aleutian Islands. Bombs and ammunition (also 

called ordnance) that did not explode are still 

dangerous hazards. Also left behind were barrels of 

oil and leaking batteries that can pollute the islands.

Below: Japanese WWII map of Aleutians, courtesy MOA.

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1. WHATWAR DOYOU REMEMBER MOST? 

2.WHEN ANDWHERE DID THISWAR HAPPEN?

“Akutan Zero.”

 Dead - Reckoning 

The Japanese captured Kiska Island on June 7, 1942.To force them to leave, U.S planes 

dropped seven million pounds of bombs on the island.The weather is very stormy in the 

Aleutians, the islands often hidden by fog. It is like flying through soup. Pilots navigated 

by “dead-reckoning.” They guessed their location by using compass readings and air 

speed.They also used the 4,000 foot-tall Kiska Volcano as a landmark since it was often 

the only peak above the heavy fog.After seeing this volcano, pilots knew where to find 

their targets.They would drop their bombs and head back home.The Aerology Building 

(now the World War II Visitor Center) was where radiomen helped to guide the pilots 

safely back to the Dutch Harbor base.

Help the pilot return to Dutch Harbor safely in the maze below.Watch out for 

volcanoes, Japanese fighters, and overall stormy weather!

“Oh you know, I reckon I’ll get us back or I reckon we’ll be dead.” 

– Navigator’s quip on the phrase “dead-reckoning” 

 

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Maze photographs courtesy MOA, National Archives, Archgraphics.

3. WHAT IS ONE STORYYOU CANTELL ME ABOUT THIS

WAR?

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 Cryptographic Clues 

Communication during war time is very difficult. Soldiers in the Aleutians rose 

 

eagerly at three in the morning for mail call, hoping to find “sugar” letters – love 

letters from girlfriends and wives sent months before. Military messages needed to 

travel much faster. Morse code was a way to do this. Messages were encrypted and 

tapped into a machine by both American and Japanese troops.A Morse code key, or 

“bug,” can be seen upstairs in the World War II Visitor Center. 

Below are two words used by Japanese and American troops during World War II 

and their meanings. Use the Morse code chart to translate the message. 

Morse Code Chart Japanese word: 

A N Hint: The American fight for Attu in May of 1943 was B O the second bloodiest World War II battle in the Pacific.

C P Near the end of the battle, the Japanese had less than 

D Q 800 men left to fight against 14,000 Americans. Rather 

E R than surrender, most Japanese troops chose to fight to 

F S the death.

G T What did the Japanese call this type of attack? 

H U 

I V 

J W American word: K x 

L Y Hint: Aleutian winds, which blow up to 100 miles 

M Z per hour like hurricanes, made life very difficult for 

American soldiers.

What did they call these winds? 

MAKE UPYOUR OWN CODED MESSAGE, AND HAVE A FRIEND SOLVE IT. 

Navajo “codetalkers” used their language to 

encrypt messages for the U.S. military during 

World War II. Navajo words for “chicken 

hawk,” “hummingbird,” and “iron fish,” 

became the codes for “dive bomber,” “fighter 

plane,” and “submarine.” Navajo language 

codes were never broken during World War II. 

Morse code transmitting key, courtesy Aleu.

Photograph by Archgraphics

 Pack Your Bag 

In June 1942, the U.S. government forced the Unangan to evacuate their 

homes and board a ship.They did not know where they were going or how 

long they’d be gone.Arriving in southeast Alaska, they were crowded into 

abandoned canneries and a former mining camp.The camps were falling 

apart, and had no plumbing, electricity, or toilets. 

Imagine you too have to leave your home to go to a strange place for an 

unknown period for time.You can only pack one suitcase the size of your 

backpack or the suitcase downstairs in the World War II Visitor’s Center. 

What would you take with you? 

“Each family, according to its size, 

packed a suitcase and a trunk. 

We couldn’t take a favorite toy, 

book, or game. Only clothing. 

My mom couldn’t even take her 

favorite pot or teakettle...They 

didn’t even allow us to take our 

icons or holy lamps.” 

– Phil Tutiakoff of Unalaska 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting of Attu Village by Henry Elliot, 1880.

Courtesy Anchorage Museuem at Rasmuson Center.
 Diversity 

After Japan captured Attu and Kiska islands and bombed Dutch Harbor, the 

U.S. military evacuated all residents of the Aleutians. Everyone who was 1/8 

or more Unangan was forced to leave their homes and move to relocation 

camps in southeast Alaska for three years.The government allowed nonNative residents of the Aleutians to make their own choices about where they 

would go. How does it make you feel to learn that these American citizens 

were treated differently because of their race? 

Think about the ways that you are different from other people and the ways 

that you are the same. Find a friend and talk about your similarities and 

differences.Write them down on the opposite page. 

“Vaccinations,Aleut Refugee children.Three girls, F. Prokopeuff,Oleana Snigaroff and Anfesia Gardner, laughing and holding their shoulders.” Evelyn Butler and George Dale Collection, 1942.Courtesy Alaska State Library,ASL-P306-1065.

 

“Pilot, sailor and two Unangan boys on tundra.” H. Marion Thornton Collection, courtesy Alaska State Library,ASL-P338-0172.

“In 1942, [we] were whipped away from our 

home – like dogs.All our possessions were left... 

for mother nature to destroy... I tried to pretend 

it was really a dream and this could not happen 

to me and my dear family.” 

– Bill Tcheripanoff Sr. of *Akutan* 
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During World War II, the U.S. government forced the Unangan to leave the 

naturally treeless island homes they had known their entire lives. For years, 

they would live in old buildings surrounded by thick, dark forest in southeast 

Alaska. In contrast, many U.S. soldiers stationed in the Aleutian Islands had 

never lived on islands or in places without trees. In 1944, an Air Force general 

ordered the planting of thousands of trees in the Aleutians to raise soldiers’ 

spirits. Both soldiers and the Unangan had strong feelings about trees based 

on what they knew before the war. Have you ever been away from your home? 

Write a postcard, and describe what you might miss. 

Dear:

It is very different being away from

home. It’s been exciting to

,but I really miss

 .

From,

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Interior of Funter Bay barracks. Photograph courtesy Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association and the National Archives.

“When I came back to the island, it seemed bald, with no branches or trees. 

It was still wonderful. It was a happy time, coming back home again.” 

– Anatoly Lekanof, St. George Island 

“*Funter Bay* looked lovely when we first saw it, with its flowers and trees.

Most of us had never seen trees before. But the houses [at the internment 

camp] were no good...We were dreadfully homesick. We didn’t like the 

trees. They were in our way everywhere...at [home] we used to go on hikes, 

but at Funter Bay we couldn’t go walking because the trees were in the way.” 

Alice Tutiakoff of *St. George Island* 

Village of St. George, summer 2004. 

Illustration of southeast Alaska forest by Gecko Graphics Photograph courtesy Rodney W. Lekanof.
 Windblown and Dripping 

American soldiers fighting in the Aleutian Islands were not ready for the 

weather. Many of them were trained for the hot deserts of North Africa. 

Instead, they ended up in Alaska facing constant wind, heavy fog, and cold 

during the war. Soldiers learned to laugh about their discomforts. Some 

soldiers drew cartoons to help themselves get through each day.You can see 

many comics about the weather at the World War II Visitor’s Center.Try 

drawing your own cartoon about an experience you’ve had with weather, 

like a rocky boat ride or a long, wet walk, that you can now laugh at. Use the 

old sketch pad to the right. 

Cartoons by Don Miller, an African-American artist who served in the Aleutians during WWII. From the 

publication Wind Blown and Dripping, 1945. Courtesy Z. J. Loussac Public Library,Alaska Collection.

“There was a gauge to measure the wind, but it only measured 

up to 110 miles an hour, and this was not always enough.” 

– Corporal Dashiell Hammett (a famous writer) 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A Walk through Time 

The Aleutian Islands have a very long history. People have been living here for over 9,000 

years! In the World War II Visitor Center, the mural on the first floor will help you match 

these quotes associated with the Aleutian Islands to their historical time.Write the 

letter of the correct time period next to the number of the quote.

Village Life War on American Soil 

A. Unangan Life 

(Before 1741)

B. Russian America 

(1741-1867)

C. Alaska Territory 

(1867-1939)

D. WWII - Japanese 

Invasion (1942)

1.___ “When we found our 

homes in that condition it must 

have been sad for my mom and dad, our 

parents, and how my mom checked her...

footlocker full of cleaned – washed, ironed and 

starched – doilies, tablecloths and stuff like this was 

empty. This huge footlocker – huge one – how these 

troops must have been happy to mail to their homes 

to their loved ones beautiful handmade doilies made 

by crocheting needles and ivory carvings – you 

name it – anywhere from antique icons and 

priceless things...things that cannot be 

replaced even with money today...

all gone.”

3.____

“We camouflaged the 

old positions with camouflage 

netting and placed telephone poles 

in place of the guns.The move saved the 

lives of a number of our men the next day as 

some of these positions took direct hits from 

Japanese dive bombers and heavy strafing 

from [Japanese] Zero fighters.”

2.____

“The school was 

called Government School.

...I know some big kids that came 

from some other village would come 

here and go to school. They wouldn’t know 

English. All they’d know was Aleut so they had 

to get a late start... Every so often a Russian 

word comes into my mind; I don’t know where 

it came from but there it is. Probably when I 

was a little kid I heard people talking Russian 

and Aleut and those words stuck in my 

mind but I never used them, but 

they’re still there.”

4.____

“World War II was 

a traumatic experience for 

Aleut people. They have lived with 

that experience and those memories 

for a long time. And now’s the time to 

rebuild and replace some of those 

things that were lost.”

Life in Relocation Camps 

E. WWII - Unangan 

Relocation (1942)

5.____

“Whenever the 

Aleuts [Unangan] hunt, they 

hunt in a two-hatch baidarka. The 

man who prepares for hunting first 

makes his hunting gear.... When the 

baidarkas go out to hunt, they paddle a 

certain distance between them. They 

paddle until they see a sea otter and 

then form a circle and wait for 

it to come up.”

7.____

“We lived in an 

old herring cannery [in 

*Killisnoo*] and those buildings were 

never meant for winter. We had to boil 

our water. We were left to gather our 

own food. There were no boats to fish.

We were just dumped off with the 

clothes on our backs.”

Life on Military Bases Coming Home

F. WWII - Military 

Base Life (1939-1945)

G. WWII - Return 

Home (1945)

H. Modern Alaska 

(After 1945)

6.____

“They come to the 

islands, clean-shaven and boyish,

but the dark, rain-heavy sky, the numbing 

isolation of the place, wears them down quick.

Their eyes glaze, their faces grow haggard and 

lined. For most, there is no rotation home. Tired, illsupplied, ill-fed, they live on their nerves. And some of 

them crack. The ones from the sunny places have it 

rough. They miss the light; the hot, yellow sunshine.

Some are sent home sedated, knotted tight 

in a straitjacket, their eyes fixed in ‘the 

Aleutian Stare.’”

8.____

“Why do the Aleuts 

[Unangan] possess such [an 

enduring] character? It is clear that a 

great and direct influence is exerted upon 

their character by the harsh and cold climate,

the natural poverty of the islands they inhabit, and 

the kind of upbringing they receive. Even the most 

impatient of the Europeans, living in the Aleutian 

Islands in the present circumstances, would 

inevitably, although not completely, become 

patient and enduring as did the Aleuts.”

 
All illustrations courtesy Gecko Graphics. 

 

 

 History at Your Feet 

All over the Aleutian Islands today are artifacts left from World War II. 

Artifacts are objects from the past that tell us stories. During World War 

II, Japanese and American soldiers built docks for ships, runways for planes, 

and bunkers for troops. Some buildings still have kitchen stoves, electrical 

outlets, and even wagons in them.The artifacts let us be modern-day 

detectives discovering the secrets of history. Unfortunately, soldiers also 

took things from and destroyed Unangan homes during the war. 

Today, some people still leave their mark on these historic places by 

taking historic items, littering, and writing on the walls.This disturbs our 

historic stories and hurts those who suffered during the war and those 

who come after us.When visiting historic sites, please leave what you find 

and pack out your trash. 

In the quonset hut drawing below, circle the historic objects (artifacts) 

and cross out the trash (modern day items). 

EXPLORE, LEARN, PROTECT 

Graffiti/tagging

U.S. Army boots

WWII Fire 

extinguisher

“Boombox”

WWII Bayonet (Please don’t 

touch. Many WWII objects 

can be dangerous. If you find 

an artifact such as this, contact 

a Ranger!)

Soda can 

WWII entrenching 

tool (shovel)

French fries Soccer ball

WWII Antipersonnel stake 

(Please be careful. These stakes 

can poke you in the foot. If 

you find an artifact such as this,

contact a Ranger!)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn more! 

Learn more about the Aleutian World War II experiences by checking out the following websites 

and books:

www.alaskamaritime.fws.gov Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse

www.nps.gov/aleu www.ounalashka.com

The Wind is Not a River by Arnold A. Griese

Learn more about other World War II experiences by checking out the following websites:

www.nps.gov/manz www.nps.gov/usar www.nps.gov/wwii

www.nps.gov/miin www.nps.gov/rori www.nps.gov/vapa

Many National Park Service sites have Junior Ranger activities. We hope that you will continue 

to explore and learn about our special places. You can also become a Web Ranger at: www.nps.

gov/webrangers/.

Acknowledgements 

This project was a collaboration between the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ounalashka Corporation, Museum of the Aleutians, City of Unalaska Parks and Recreation, and

the Qawalangin Tribe. Special thanks to Jeff Dickrell, Moses Dirks, and Steve Gregory. Writing

and design by Emily Beltramo (Student Conservation Association, Junior Ranger Ambassador), Lisa

Matlock (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), and Jenni Burr (National Park Service).

Answers 

1 Mapping the Story: 

A.Attu; B. Kiska; C.Atka; D. Dutch Harbor/Unalaska; E. St. Paul; F. St. George G. Kodiak;

H. Seward; I.Anchorage; J. Funter Bay; K. Juneau; L. Killisnoo; M. Sitka

2 Sea Lion Subsistence: 

1. f; 2. a, e; 3. c, h, i; 4. d; 5. c, h; 6. a, b, f; 7. c, h, i; 8. a, c; 9. c, i; 10. d; 11. a, g; 12. f; 13. b, g; 14. 1; 15. a

4 Rat Attack: 

6000 rats ÷ 10 rats in a nest = 600 rat nests 

600 rat nests x 22 dead birds in a nest = 13,200 dead birds killed by the rats in that year

7 Cryptographic Clues: 

Japanese word = banzai;American word = williwaw 

12 A Walk Through Time: 

1.G (Anatoly Lekanof, Rasmussen Oral History Collection), 2.C (Henry Swanson, The Unknown 

Islands), 3.D, 4.H (Jake Lestenkof, The Aleut Story), 5.A (Aleut Tales and Narratives), 6.F (Aleutian 

Solution, Aleutian World War II Visitor Center) 7.E (Nadesta Golley, When the Wind Was a River), 

8.B (Ivan Veniaminov, Notes on the Islands of the Unalaska District)
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Congratulations! 

This certifies that _____________________

is now a Junior Ranger 

for the Aleutian World War II National Historic Ar

on this day of 20 

As a Junior Ranger, I promise to explore, learn about, an

protect the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, o

National Parks, 

and all special places.

“Aleut children - Unalaska Alaska. Before the evacuation. Aleutian/Pribilof Project Collection. Courtesy Alaska State Library, ASL-P233-V141.