Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu
Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Map
Coordinates:
+52.90127, +172.9073152°54'05" N, 172°54'26" E
Description
Attu was the site of the only World War II battle fought in North America. Its occupation by Japanese troops marked the peak of Japan's military expansion in the North Pacific. Its recapture by Americans in 1943 was costly for both sides. Afterward, Attu provided a base for bombing missions against Japanese territories. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, February 4, 1985
National Register information
Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
- Reference number
- 85002729
- Area of significance
- Military
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Site
- Historic functions
- Military facility; Battle site
- Current function
- Conservation area
- Period of significance
- 1925-1949
- Significant years
- 1942; 1945
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Contributing structures: 6
Contributing sites: 3
Contributing objects: 3