Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans seize Japanese landing boat on Attu. The American flag flies from the stern of a captured Japanese landing barge, being brought ashore by U.S. soldiers during landing operations at Massacre Bay on Attu Island in the Aleutians. The Americans carried out twin landings on opposite sides of the island, then moved inland to trap Japanese forces. 12091-N. Not for use in Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Date1943-05SubjectUnited States. ArmySoldiersAttu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943World War, 1939-1945PlaceAttu Island (Alaska)AlaskaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States
Americans seize Japanese landing boat on Attu, [2007-08-08_image_108]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 10/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9565
