The remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangax̂ (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested Pacific battleground in World War II. Some Unangax̂ were taken from their homelands as Japanese prisoners of war while the others were evacuated from the islands by the government. Both groups suffered greatly during the war, and some would never return to their villages.
What you’ll hear
6 places to explore in this park.
- Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base National Historic Landmark
- Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields National Historic Landmark
- Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army National Historic Landmark
- Fort Glenn National Historic Landmark
- Fort Schwatka
- Japanese Occupation Site National Historic Landmark
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