I was stationed out at Shemya AFB, second to the last Aluetian Island on the chain.
Toured Attu with the base commander, and our chaplain. (We flew over courtesy of the Coast Guard.) Amazing sights and stories were shared as we crawled across the tundra on track snow machine.
It was amazing to see.
My mom’s brother was stationed up there. I had just thot it was an outpost/ to guard the borders. Did not even know there was a battle there! I will send this to my cousin/ his son. He was a doctor/ even then, I think.