Evening star., 1942-07-18

down by Army pursuit planes and
the remaining seven withdrew with
out inflicting damage.
9. The alarm at Dutch Harbor
and Fort Mears was sounded well
In advance of the attack and the
enemy was met with heavy anti
aircraft fire from ship and shore
batteries. The station ship North
western was bombed and destroyed
bv fire. A warehouse and a few fuel
oil tanks were hit and set afire, and
one empty aircraft hangar was hit.
10. Casualties amounted to ap-
proximately A military and naval
personnel killed and ~ wounded
and one civilian employe killed.
IL. Since June there have been
no further attacks on Dutch Harbor,
Fort Mears. Fort Glenn or any other
United States military installations
in Alaska or the Aleutlan ISLANDS,
IL. Our naval patrol planes, Army
bombers and submarines, under the
unified command of the Navy, have
conducted the following attacks on
the enemy forces which have made
landings in the westernmoSt island
groups which include Attu and
Kiska
Every Cruiser Attacked.
(a) One June 5. Army aircraft at
tackled an enemy cruiser with un-
determined results.
ID, On June IL, a Navy patrol
plane reported enemy forces In
Kiska harbor. During the night
this force was attacked by patrol
planes and Army bombers. Results
were not observed.
(c) On June II, enemy ships were
observed at both Attu and Kiska
and about 20 tents and temporary
structures were observed on the
shore at Kiska. The enemy ships
at Kiska were attacked by long
range Army aircraft and hits were
made on the ships in the harbor
but the exact extent of the damage
| could not be determined
I'D Various bombing and recon-
naissance missions against Kiska
were conducted in the week from
June II to 18 with no important
results or major changes in the sit
uation. Weather prevented observa-
ton of Attu.
(E) On l8 June, the ships ir
Kiska were bombed by Army air
craft, resulting in the sinking OF ont
transport near the center of th'
harbor.
I'D All operations from 81 Jun,
to 3 July have been covered by Navy
Department communique No. "a.
Three Destroyers TorpedOed.
GO On 4 July, United State:
submarines torpedoed three destroy
ers of Kiska, sinking two and leav
ing the third badly damaged. !
third destroyer was sunk by {
United States submarine off Agattu
(H) On S July, United State
submarine torpedoed and is believed
to have sunk fourth japanese de-
stroyer off Kiska
u On 6 July, Army aircraft drop
ped Sc bombs on the enemy shor'
installations at Kiska.
Cd On IL July, there has been n,
material change in the general sit
uation.
Results Of Campaign.
13. The military results OF tn
Aleutian campaign to date are a
follows:
(A) The enemy inflicted mino
damage to the naval station q
Dutch Harbor and the Army pos
at Fort Mears, but did not seriousl
impair their military effectiveness.
(B) The enemy has occupied tn
undefended islands of Attu, Kisk
and Agattu in the westernmost ii
of the Aleutian chain and has con
structed temporary living facilitie
ashore.
Co At least seven enemy aircra1
have been destroyed and our pilot!
report indicate damage and possibl
destruction of several others.
number of our aircraft have bee
lost
Cd AS previously reported, tn
following damage has been inflicte,
on the enemy naval forces sine
June 81:
Sunk: Three destroyers, one trans
port.
Damaged: Four cruisers, thre
destroyers, one gunboat, one trans
port.
IA. Operations against the enem,
in this area continue