The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-07-17

Navy personnel were injured and
one civilian killed, so far, the Navy
said
The Nays review of the situ-
atior said there has been no
material change in the general stu
alton since July IL.
New Information
Several new bits of information
was added to what has previously
been announced.
These included the fact that the
force which attacked the Aleutians
on June 3, the day before the Jap
attack at Midway, consisted of ap-
proximately two small carriers, two
seaplane tenders, several cruisers,
destroyers and from four to six
| Transports.
At the time of the Dutch Harbor
attack, three u. S. destroyers, an
Army transport, mine sweeper
and Coast Guard Cutter were in
The harbor in addition to the old
Northwestern, which was beached
and used as a barracks for con-
tractors personnel.
The day after the first Dutch
Harbor attack, Army bomberS and
Navy patrol planes attacked the
enemy cruisers, launching bombs
and torpedoes but the results could
not be observed"
On June 4, the same day, Ameri-
can planes were counter attacked by
the enemys carrier based bombelS
and sixteen fighters which attacked
Dutch Harbor and Fort MearS for
the second day and simultaneously
assaulted an Army post at Fort
Glenn where nine enemy fighters
strafed shore installations.
Two fighters were shot down and
the other seven Withdrew without
inflicting any damage"
Jap Occupation
On June IL enemy ships were
observed both at Attu and Kiska
and about twenty tents and temper
airy structures were observed on
shore at Kiska.
Meanwhile, numerous air attacks
were made on enemy shipping.
These continued on subsequent
days. On July 6, Army planes
dropped Sc bombs on the enemy's
Kiska installations, but the Navy
cid not relate what results were
obtained if they were observed at
ALL
The review summarized the en-
emy's losses at three destroyers, one
transport sunk and four cruisers,
three destroyers, one gunboat and
one transport damaged.
Other Damage Listed
In addition the Navy communique
disclosed that "atl least seven en-
envy aircraft were destroyed and
our pilots report indicate the dam
age and possible destruction of sew
eral others. A number of our air.
craft have been lost in operations
against the enemy in this area"
Details on the damage at Dutch
Harbor and Fort Mears, given for
the first time, showed that in adj
dition to burning the Northwest
ern, warehouse, few fuel oil
tanks were hit and set afire and
one empty aircraft hangar was hit.
Linked With Midway
The Navy linked the attack on
the Aleutians, and particularly the
initial Dutch Harbor raid directly
to the action on Midway, describ-
ing the whole maneuver as "a two
pronged thrust on our Westernmost
possessions"
1t added that the size of the
forces involved in the Midway ac-
ton where the Japs attacked with
approximately 80 ships shows that
the attack on Midway must have
been the primary objective"
In all the Aleutian actions, the
official account stressed that shore
defenders were ready for action. In,
the case of the initial Dutch Har-
Dor and Fort Mears raid, ship, shore
and antiaircraft batteries opened
fire five minutes before the first
bomb dropped"
No. U. S. Ships Hit
No United States ship was hit
during the raid. Two attacking
planes were shot down and damage
inflicted by the enemys bombs the
first day consisted only of firing a
few barracks and ware houses at
both Army and Navy posts and
strafing a Navy patrol plane about
to take off with official mail.
In the second raid on Dutch
Harbor and Fort Mears and the
simultaneous attack on Fort Glenn,
made at 5 p. m. the next day, no
fuel oil tanks were hit, the Navy
said.
Since June A, there have been
no further attacks on Dutch Harbor
Or Fort Mears or Fort Glenn, or on
any other United States military
installations in Alaska or the Aleu-
tians" or have any more areas been