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p68 t1_j802cww wrote

Reply to comment by Kris_n in In 1942, the U.S. forcibly evacuated 881 Unangax̂ (Aleut / Native Alaskans) from the Island of Atka, near Russia. Many watched as their homes and Churches were burned to keep the Japanese from getting them. In spite this, they remained patriotic and many enlisted in the U.S. Military. by triviafrenzy

https://www.nps.gov/places/japanese-occupation-site.htm#:~:text=Japanese%20Forces%20in%20Alaska&text=The%20initial%20Japanese%20landing%20took,5%2C640%20military%20and%201%2C170%20civilians.

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Kris_n t1_j80d07k wrote

Thank you so much!

I thought it was the mainland, but still I’ve never heard they came this close to the US.

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p68 t1_j80pngn wrote

Yeah, we both learned something from this. I didn't realize Alaska extended so far westward either.

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