Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
- Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
Infobox_nrhp | name =Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
nrhp_type = nhl
caption = Japanese troops raising flag after invasion
location= Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
lat_degrees = 51
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds = 5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 177
long_minutes = 31
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = Alaska
area =
built =1942
architect=
architecture=
designated = February 04, 1985[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1912&ResourceType=Site]
title=Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island |accessdate=2008-07-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 04, 1985[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
refnum=85002732
The Japanese Occupation Site on Kiska island (along with Attu island) in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska is where the Japanese Navy attacked and occupied United States territory during WWII. The Japanese invaded in June 1942 after the Battle of Dutch Harbor, capturing 10 Navy weathermen [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/alaska_kiska.html Pacific Wrecks] ] . They fortified their position during the Japanese occupation of Kiska , but after Attu was recaptured, they secretly departed in June 1943 with no losses.
The site is rapidly deteriorating due to the environment and looting by commercial fishermen
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