Need Research Help

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I posted this same request on the US Militaria Forum, where someone suggested I try this one as well. I'm hoping for some ideas on how to track down information to help a veteran of the 10th Mountain Division resolve some memories related to a P-38 crash in Kiska Island in 1943. Rather than try to summarize I've pasted his email to his buddies below (long) so you can read his words, not mine. He's pretty much exhausted the 10th Mountain records so I'd like to help him research this using other sources. That's where I'm hoping this forum may help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

On August 15, 1943, in the wee hours of the morning, the 87TH Mountain
Infantry Regiment invaded Kiska. As I recall, after six days, it was
determined the Japs had left the island, and in time, that proved to be
right.
After the six days, we were ordered and marched to a location near
Quisling cove, to shovel out, dig deep into the hill sides, to set up
housing, using pyramidal tents, 16' X 16', which became our homes! To
those who were there, is that right so far?
Many of the details have been forgotten, but one thing was for certain,
we still had to have defense of the Island.
One method used was patrols sent out to strategic points of the Island,
where we were would stay a week or more. The WE part consisted of about
12 men more or less on each patrol. I took part in a least two of these
patrols.
One of these patrols, on which I was, from 87-F Co.was sent to a point on
the Bering Sea side of the Kiska Island. The land arose above the sea,
as I remember, about 90 to 100 feet and, with a cliff straight down to
the waters edge. As we approached the area, which was approximately
seven to eight miles from F Co. (The terrain did rise at this point. I
do not recall there was any area on Kiska that you would call flat or
level, but rough and rougher. The terrain was like walking on a mattress
all over.)
Another F. Co. Buddy and I could see some bones and OD dress trousers on
the ground before us. Also, amongst the remains, a pair of dog tags. No
flesh remained on the bones. Completely stripped off!
Some of the leg bones were exposed, but parts were still in the pants.
Blue Fox were the cause of the Flesh being stripped from the bones.
There was little sign of the plane wreckage at this location. It
appeared at that time that the plane was shot down, that the pilot was
just able to land or crash the plane just clear of the cliff, with some
small parts of the plane scattered at the crash sight, but the bulk of
the plane skidded a distance of about one-fourth of a mile, into a small
lake, down grade. The plane, though damaged badly, was well enough in
tact to identify as a P-38.
Though I was not involved, the body parts and dog tags were gathered and
a patrol member or members was sent back to Headquarters. (Where the
remains were delivered, I don't and never knew.) To this day, I have
never heard anyone discuss or question or bring up the subject, except
myself! The only person I know who would back me on this true story
has passed on a few years ago.
A little extra spice to add to this story," That same evening after
sunset, matter of fact, it was already dark, we had set up our pup
tents and were preparing a DINNER of C rations. My tent Buddy was
lying inside the tent, watching me cook. I had lit the Coleman camping
stove, with Sterno for fuel and had some beans or suc-a-tash cooking,
which even gave off a nice cooking odor. Suddenly, as I was crouched at
the entrance, a Blue Fox appeared in the door way. He scared the H---
out of me! It was very dark. The Fox left the entrance like a bat out of
H---! As quick as I could recover, I grabbed my M-1 and out of the
entrance I went. He was barely visible in my gun sights as I fired off
one shot. Since there were a number of pup tents in the area, no further
chances could be taken. The fox disappeared and as long as We were on
Kiska, I never saw another fox, blue or otherwise! No sign of dead fox
could be found the next A.M.,
At this point I will add that a PBY Navy plane had also crashed on Kiska.
I never visited that crash sight, which I understand was near Kiska
Harbor.
I would like to hear to from anyone who may add some other facts to this
story and fill in the gaps! One thing, I would like to know the name of
that pilot, that I recklessly let slip away. To this day, no one that I
know of has ever talked or told this true story or let it be known.
I have checked with airforce data banks, or those that have access, to no
avail.
If the eyes of anyone that this may reach, and you know anything about
this, please spread the word!

This to me is note worthy and somewhere in the files of the 87th Mountain
Regiment, must be a record!!