The Modern Era on US Soil

Alaska

5 The World Wars on US Soil engagements documented in Alaska, drawn from the Wikipedia and Wikidata record and the Chronological List of Battles.

The USS Arizona burning after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. US National Archives (NARA 195617). Public domain.
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Engagements
1942 to 1943
Years

Where these engagements were fought

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearForces or losses
Battle of Dutch Harbor194243 killed, 50 wounded, 14 aircraft lost; Japan: 10 killed…
Japanese occupation of Attu1942Japanese landing force (301st Independent Infantry Bn)…
Japanese occupation of Kiska1942Japanese force ~500 (later thousands); US weather station:…
Battle of Attu1943549 killed, 1,148 wounded, ~1,800 frostbite/sick; Japan:…
Battle of Kiska1943Japanese had evacuated; US/Canadian: ~92 killed, 221…

By conflict

The World Wars on US Soil
The rare moments the world wars reached American ground: German sabotage at Black Tom, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Aleutian campaign on Attu and Kiska, and the shelling and balloon bombs that struck the West Coast.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).