Americans landing on Attu Island

Photograph of American soldiers offloading from landing boats on a beach on Attu Island, Alaska, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans landing on Attu Island. Landing boats line the beach as American troops and equipment are landed on the island of Attu in a U.S. Army and Navy mission to wrest control of the island from the Japanese. Twin landings were carried out by the U.S. forces on opposite sides of the island. The Americans then fought their way inland in a pincers movement to catch the enemy forces in a trap. 12094-N. Not for use in Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."

Stamped on verso: "Important. Not for use in Western Hemisphere."