National Register of Historic Places
Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island is a historic place in Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Islands County, Alaska, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 85002732.
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Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
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About this place
What is Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island?
The Japanese Occupation Site on Kiska island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska is where the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked and occupied the island in World War II, as one of the only two enemy invasion sites in North America during the war. The Japanese built defenses and other infrastructure on the island before abandoning it in 1943 after losing the Battle of Attu. American and Canadian forces reoccupied the abandoned island, and departed the island in 1946. Now a part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, the central portion of the island, where these military activities were concentrated, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. The site is part of the Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument.
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Listing details
- Name
- Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island
- City
- Aleutian Islands
- County
- Aleutian Islands County
- State
- Alaska
- Listed on the National Register
- February 4, 1985
- NRIS reference number
- 85002732
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 51.99167, 177.53757
When was Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island listed on the National Register?
Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985.
Where is Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island located?
Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island is located in Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Islands County, Alaska at approximately 51.99167, 177.53757. See the map above.
Is Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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