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pl23_cgs02494.jpg

Fake artillery piece put in place by Japanese during their World War IIoccupation of Attu

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Description

Fake artillery piece put in place by Japanese during their World War IIoccupation of Attu. Ray Elkins and Jerry Randall are in the center.

Credit

Collection of Chief Boatswain Jerry Randall, USC&GS; (dec.)

Display Date

1945

Location

Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Attu, Holtz Bay

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Keywords

Coast and Geodetic Survey