FWIW, Kiska was one of two Aleutian Islands occupied by Japanese troops as a diversion during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The Americans didn't take the bait. They returned in May 1943 to recapture Attu (#1) in a bloody battle. The Japanese abandoned Kiska about a month after that battle concluded. We ended up losing a handful of men from friendly fire when we invaded it again, not knowing the Japanese had left.
