Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-22

The 14-month occupation by the
japanese of Attu and Kiska, the
two weSternmost islands of the
Aleutian chain, began June IL, 1912,
when the Japs were first reported
on the islands. However, their at
tacks in the North Pacific Islands
began June 3, when Dutch Harbor
was attacked.
Here is the official timetable. as
made public by the Navy. co-inci-
dent with the disclosure that the
Aleutian re-occupation campaign
had ended:
1912.
June 3-Dutch Harbor is attacked
by four japanese bombers and about
Is fighters at am, Dutch Harbor
time. The attack lasts Is minutes
There are few casualties. Several
warehouses are set on fire, but no
serious damage is suffered.
At noon second wave of enemy
planes flies over Dutch Harbor on
a reconnaissance mission. No bombs
are dropped
June AT about pm. Is car
| rier- based bombers and Is fighters
attack United States installations
at Dutch Harbor, Fort Mears and
Fort Glenn. No damage is infiict-
ed at Fort Glenn, minor damage is
inflicted at Fort Mears, and at
Dutch Harbor warehouse and a
few fuel oil tanks are set afire, and
the station ship Northwestern is
sunk.
June 12-Small- scale landings by
| the japanese on Attu Island are re-
ported, Enemy ships are sighted
in kiska Harbor Later reports re-
veal Japanese, also occupy Agattu
Island.
June 15-July 3-United States
bombers and Navy patrol planes
carry out reconnaissance and attack
missions against enemy installations
on Kiska and enemy shipping in ad-
jacent waters, One transport is re-
ported sunk and four cruisers, one
destroyer, one gunboat and one
transport are damaged.
July limited States submarines
sink two destroyers and damage an
other off Kiska, and sink third de-
stroyer off Agattu.
July 5-A United States subma-
rine torpedoes and heavily damages
an enemy destroyer in the vicinity
of Kiska
July 6-August 4-United States
Army and Navy aircraft continue
long range bombing of japanese in
stallations on Kiska. United States
submarines sink three more destroy
ers in the vicinity.
. August ga United States cruiser
and destroyer task force heavily
bombards Kiska and enemy ships
in the harbor Severe damage is
inflicted on the camp area.
August 19-Sinking of a cruiser
or destroyer by United States sub
marine is reported.
August 22-Sinking of large en-
envy merchant ship by a United
States submarine is reported.
August 30-Adak Island occupied.
(See october below
September 14-United States Army
bombers and fighters bomb and
strafe enemy ships, aircraft and
shore installations at Kiska Two
minesweepers are sunk, three cargo
ships are damaged, three subma-
rines~, are. damaged, six planes. are.
destroyed and 500 enemy troops are
killed or wounded
September 24-25-27-28 - United
States Army .bombers and fighters
attack enemy Shore positions on
Kiska and Attu. Attacks of Sep
TENDER 1928 are carried out by
strong forces.
October Announcement is made
that United States forces have oc-
cupied positions in the Andreanof
group of the Aleutian Islands with
out opposition Adak is the island
occupied, and the establishment of
adequate airf1elds enables United
States heavy bombers and fighters
to operate from there in almost daily
missions against the Japanese posi-
tons in the western Aleutians.
Throughout October United States
planes bomb and strafe the enemy
ashore and attack his shipping sup
ply lines. Date of Adak occupation
was August 80.
November S-First japanese &C
tivity on Attu Island in more than
a month is noted as United States
Army planes discover and destroy
seven f1oat-type Zeros in Holtz Bay,
Attn. Earlier reconnaissance had
detected no signs of continued en-
envy activity on Attu and Agattu
November December - Routine
missions are carried out by United
States planes against shore posi-
tons on Kiska and Attu and enemy
shipping off both islands.
1913.
January 12-United States forces
occupy Amchitka Island, only 63
nautical miles from Kiska, without
opposition from the enemy. (Oc-
cupation of Amchitka announced
on May 7, l943D Following the oc-
cupation, an airfleld is established
on Amchitka with enemy opposition
consisting of few Intellectual raids
by small numbers of planes.
February-With completion of a
closeup base on Amchitka, United
States planes execute nine attacks