Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Island chain were seized by Japan on 5 and 7 June 1942, respectively, in conjunction with the planned occupation of Midway. On 11 May 1943, the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division began to land on Attu and the island was decla
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