Talk:Attu Island
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On May 11, 1943 during World War II, American troops invaded Attu in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
Were they sucessful?--Lucky13pjn 20:57, Jun 14, 2004 (UTC)
i'd like to read a whole library of books about this island... Gringo300 05:48, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Technically, since Attu is in the eastern hemisphere, wouldn't it be the eastern-most island in Alaska? Like the good trivia question - What's the easternmost state in the US? Not Maine! calhoun 6:08, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- No. Attu is the westernmost point in the US in the eastern hemisphere. Semisopochnoi Island is the easternmost point in the US in the eastern hemisphere, at 179° 46' east. Amatignak Island is the westernmost point in the US in the western hemisphere, at 179° 06' 31" west. --Pascal666 06:53, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
"This, as well as the invasion of nearby Kiska a day earlier, constituted the only foreign occupation of American soil during the war."
I mentioned this to a friend, who asked, "What about the Philippines? Weren't the Philippines American soil when Japan occupied them?" I think he has a point. Neither Alaska nor the Philippines was a state of the U.S., but residents of both were U.S. citizens. Japan occupied both Attu and the Philippines (as well as other Pacific islands).
I think the quoted statement is false. Discussion? --jedwards05, 22 Aug 05
On the other hand, the Philippines are not currently part of the U.S., whereas Attu and Kiska are currently American soil. So perhaps the sentence could be amended to read: "This, as well as the invasion of nearby Kiska a day earlier, constituted the only foreign occupation of what is currently American soil during the war." --Toby Ovod-Everett, 27 Oct 2005
[edit] not a diversion
Parshall and Tully, Shattered Sword, have presented a strong case that the Aleutians operation was not a diversion, but a secondary operation pursued on its own merits. For one thing, had Nagumo been on schedule leaving port, the first Dutch Harbor and Midway raids would have coincided in time. In effect, the Japanese were so confident of victory at Midway that they hoped to sneak in the Aleutian operation "on the cheap" at the same time. Midway would tie up any U.S. forces that might otherwise have been sent to the Aleutians. 128.165.87.144 16:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
- I agree, i read the same thing in the book I cited in the article and changed it accordingly. pw 12:22, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Map coordinates
Not sure how to change the map coordinates on the AK map, but that isn't Attu (should be 172 E not W. Can anyone change this? Albnd (talk) 12:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
