On June 3rd, 1942, Wed, 0407, Japanese pilots bombed Dutch Harbor/Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands with 12 A6M Zero fighters, 10 B5N Kate high-level bombers, and 12 D3A Val dive bombers , only six months after Pearl Harbor. Japanese pilots attacked again on June 4th; 43 Americans were killed: 33 soldiers, eight sailors, a Marine, and a civilian. Another 50 were injured in the attack. On June 6th, the Japanese invaded Kiska Island where they captured 10 American soldiers. On June 11th, Captain Jack F. Todd was on a bombing mission at Kiska when he and other soldiers were killed in action. His loss is portrayed in "Report From The Aleutians" https://youtu.be/VihwLxW699k
On June 3rd, 1942, Wed, 0407, Japanese pilots bombed Dutch Harbor/Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands with 12 A6M Zero fighters, 10 B5N Kate high-level bombers, and 12 D3A Val dive bombers , only six months after Pearl Harbor. Japanese pilots attacked again on June 4th; 43 Americans were killed: 33 soldiers, eight sailors, a Marine, and a civilian. Another 50 were injured in the attack. On June 6th, the Japanese invaded Kiska Island where they captured 10 American soldiers. On June 11th, Captain Jack F. Todd was on a bombing mission at Kiska when he and other soldiers were killed in action. His loss is portrayed in "Report From The Aleutians" https://youtu.be/VihwLxW699k
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