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Report from the Aleutians 1942 Documentary: Adak Army and Naval Operations Base

May 152010

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Courtesy: Personal collection of Eric Spiegelman.

“Report from the Aleutians,” directed by John Huston, follows the daily life of American soldiers serving in the Aleutian Islands, which extend in sequence off the shores of Alaska. Despite being cold, barren, and generally disagreeable, the Aleutians held military bases of immense strategic value in the Pacific theater of World War II. The film describes the geographic importance of the islands, and provides a
portrait of daily wartime operations, such as attack planning and bombing raids, that take place at the bases. Huston pays particular attention to life on the island of Adak in the wake of the Battle of
Dutch Harbor, culminating in a first-person perspective of an actual American bombing run against the Japanese.

Adak Army And Naval Operations Base 1942 (Excerpt: Report From The Aleutians)

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May 152010

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This is an excerpt from the longer Report from the Aleutians. There is extended bomber and fighter footage in the full length version.

Established in 1942, these World War II installations were the westernmost in the nation for a short while, and allowed American forces to mount a successful offensive against the Japanese-held Aleutian islands of Kiska and Attu. Until recently, Adak, located about 1,400 air miles southwest of Anchorage, remained an active naval station.

The Navy has finalized closure of the Adak Naval Operating base and transferred ownership into private hands. The new ownership is committed to economic development at the expense of the World War II installations. The Navy removed environmental contaminants from the island with no coordination for Landmark preservation.