U.S. and Japanese forces fought over the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Relics of this conflict ... At the very end of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain, Attu is the westernmost territory ...

The mass military mobilization was the largest in U.S. history and drew thousands of men and women from all 48 states, as well as Alaska and ... troops to fight in World War II were also those ...

Before the United States entered World War II, few Americans would have suspected that the territory of Alaska would play a role in America's fight against the Axis powers. In 1940, Alaska was ...