Location
Island in Aleutians Chain, 50 miles from Attu.

Wartime History
During September 1942 and December 17-19, 1942 US Army reconnaissance party was dispatched to the island to survey it for an airfield. Army forces landed on January 12, 1943. The island was built up to prepare for the U.S. / Canadian invasion of Attu and Kiska.

After the Alaska campaign, a strategic intercept station was established on the island, which remained in use until February 1945. The Army abandoned the site in August 1950. The site later hosted an Air Force weather station in the 1950s, a White Alice telecommunication system in 1959 to 1961, and a temporary relay station in the 1960s and 1970s.

Japanese Air Raids
January 26th, 1943
Japan's aircraft strafed Amchitka's Constantine Harbor.
February 4, 1943
Five of Japan's bombers attacked American positions on Amchitka.

Amchitka Airfield
Used by US during world war II

USS Worden (DD-352)
Grounded during landing on January 12, 1943

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009