Evening star., 1942-07-17

the island of Umnak where nine
enemy fighters strafed shore install
lations. Two of the attacking planes
were shot down by Army pursuit
planes and the remaining seven
withdrew without inf1icting dam
age.
g. 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
by 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 40 wounded
and one civilian employe killed.
II. Since June there have been
no further attacks on Dutch Harbor'
Fort Mears, Fort Glenn or any
other United States military install
lations in Alaska or the Aleutian
Islands.
II. 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) On June 5, Army aircraft at
tackled an enemy cruiser with un-
determined results.
Co On June II, a Navy patrol
plane reported enemy forces in
Kiska harbor. During the night
this force was attacked by patrol
planes and Army bombers. Results
we're not observed.
(c) On June IL, 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 harbol
but the exact extent of the damage
could not be determined.
I'd Various bombing and recon-
naissance missions against Kisks
were conducted in the week from
June II to 18 with no important
results or major changes IN the
situation. Weather prevented OBJ
servation of Attu.
(E1 On 18 June, the ships II
Kiska were bombed by Army air.
craft. resulting in the sinking Of ont
transport near the center of tn
harbor.
(FD All operations from al Jun,
to 3 July have been covered by Nav.
Department communique No. 81.
Three Destroyers Torpedoed.
90 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 of Agattu
(H On S July, a United State
submarine torpedoed and is believes
to have sunk a fourth Japanes
destroyer of Kiska.
Cd On 6 July, Army aircraf
dropped Sc bombs on the enem.
shore installations at Kiska.
CD On IL July, there has bee
no material change in the genera
situation.
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 a
Dutch Harbor and the Army pos
at Fort Mears, but did not serious
ly impair their military effective
ness.
(B) The enemy has occupied tn
undefended islands of Attu, Kisk
and Agattu In the westernmost ii
of the Aleutian chain and has cor
structed temporary living facilitie
ashore.
(C) At least seven enemy aircra.
have been destroyed and our pilot
report indicate damage and possib
destruction of several others.
number of our aircraft have bee
lost.
Cd As previously reported. tt
, following damage has been inflicte
on the enemy naval forces sint
June 81:
Sunk: Three destroyers, one tram
port.
) Damaged: Four cruisers, thr,
destroyers, one gunboat, one tran
:. port.
IA. Operations against the enen
! in this area continue.