| Show 14 VA N v G anz 41 W ORL t 2 they seared scared japanese troops from kiska w Q k ky WU 4 faw 04 s ali pa I 1 moving speedily and cautiously american and canadian troops are pictured as they neared the island of kiska on the first day of operations there they are transferring to a landing craft the japanese in their first such action of the war made no attempt to defend the island they fled allowing the allies to take it without a battle according to vice admiral thomas C kinkaid commander of the north pacific forces the fall of Kiska puts america in an offensive rather than a defensive position tion in the aleutians Aleut ians this new victory makes the use of land based bombers against jap bases in the aurile islands more feasible |
