- Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base
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Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station
U.S. invasion fleet gathers in Adak Harbor for assault on Kiska in August, 1943.Location: Adak Station, Alaska Built: 1942 Architect: Unknown Governing body: United States Navy NRHP Reference#: 87000841 Significant dates Added to NRHP: February 27, 1987[1] Designated NHL: February 27, 1987[2] Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base is significant for having served as a staging area for the American assaults, during World War II, on Japanese-held Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu.
The set of bases was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.,[2][3]
Only ruins of the bases survive today.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-27. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1991&ResourceType=District.
- ^ Erwin N. Thompson (March 16, 1984) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base, National Park Service and Accompanying 14 photos, from 1943, 1983, and 1985-1986.
External links
- Adak Army and Naval Operations Base, Adak Island, Aleutians at Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service.
- Public Health Assessment: NAVAL AIR FACILITY, ADAK (a/k/a ADAK NAVAL AIR STATION) ADAK, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CENSUS, ALASKA
U.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Lists by states Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • WyomingLists by territories Lists by associated states Other 
USAAF Eleventh Air Force in World War IIPreviously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942)Airfields Adak · Alexai Point · Amchitka · Attu · Elmendorf · Fort Glenn · Fort Randall · Gakona · Galena · Gambell · Kiska · Ladd · Mile 26 · Marks · Ogliuga Island · Juneau · Fort Morrow · Shemya · Yakutat
Units Commands XI Bomber · XI FighterGroups Bombardment 28th BombardmentFighter Coordinates: 51°52′31″N 176°38′54″W / 51.87528°N 176.64833°W
Categories:- Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
- 1942 establishments
- Buildings and structures in Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
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