Massacre Bay Beach on Attu Island

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Lisa Hupp/USFWS
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On May 11, 1942 at approximately 3:30 pm, US soldiers landed on this beach at Massacre Bay, Attu. The southern force of a multi-pronged attack, they arrived by ship to take back the island from Japanese military occupation.
Ecosystem
Coastal
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Coasts
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