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Attu Land Battle Remembered On 38th Anniversary
Seattle AP reports on the 25th anniversary of the Attu Island land battle, detailing the 19 day struggle that killed 500 Americans and 2,638 Japanese. It notes U S Army troops from the 7th Infantry Division and 4th Division waging combat in fog, mud, and tundra with heavy casualties and a lone Japanese commander Col Yamazaki among the fallen.
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the Times
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Army Weekly
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Tian Island
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7Th Infantry Division
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Holtz Pass
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