The Aleutian Islands Campaign of II is often overlooked when discussions of the conflict occur. The Japanese invasion and ...

(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Attu Island is the most westerly of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. It was one of the few U.S. territories, including Guam, the Philippines and the nearby island of Kiska ...

Attu Island is the most westerly of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. It was one of the few U.S. territories, including Guam, the Philippines and the nearby island of Kiska, to be captured during the war.

AMCHITKA ISLAND, Alaska -- A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists call a “swarm," but the ...