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Show U. S. Stepping Stone to Tokyo; That's Amchitka, a Navy Base 5 .- ( Victory.Y I Parade i - : ' l ' X y $ . - Pfiifc :-llSiiill lllllllll, yi Navy forces on their way to Tokyo have landed forces on s the Aleutian island of Amchit- ka, about 70 miles from the , Japanese-held island of Kiska. . Jap Zero planes vainly sought to dislodge our forces. During ; one foray U. S. navy gunners knocked all attacking Jap I planes out of the sky. All at-i at-i tempts to bomb or strafe the navy landing party ceased shortly afterward, and since completion of a landing strip for U. S. fighter planes, Jap aircraft are rarely seen. ! Photo at top shows a typical navy gunner, his features highlighted high-lighted by the bright Alaskan sunlight. The beard is a protec-tion protec-tion against the sharp wintry blasts for which the Alaskan territory ter-ritory is famous. Left: A pilot i 7... .1. 7. .r. j.-,r. pusnes Ills ivuy iiiiuugii me uiiiji- ing snow towards his tent. He has just returned from a bombing patrol flight despite the weather. Their success in ridding the area of Japanese planes has not dimmed the constant care and watchfulness watch-fulness exercised by the navy men in their efforts to catch and destroy de-stroy the enemy. A machine gun crewman is silhouetted against the sun as he watches for Zeros. Note tents in background at right, which were set up on arrival. A machine gun crewman is silhouetted against the sun as he watches for Zeros. Note tents in background at right, which were set up on arrival. j . ja 5" i " " f j y ' ; fu-y A , :;:fsf:S imf'':yyMmy'SimyU4mi!"' i ' i iiSOiii'-iSiVii V..;- i yisifiKsi s . : . . : . : . i I I ? K e i-tef-) I' I i'l ' W yf -' !V" I if. V r - - r . vf ' yJ ; , - - t , 5 s i Li"'""" . - nM .y f ' J i f jfclflfllllMlll M ftirhl . 'OtuU The silent messenger pictured above enabled U. S. forces to slip in quietly. This blinker was the communication between ship and shore. Here a message is being read lo the operator who blinks it in code to a ship in the harbor. har-bor. Left: Although they were deep in mud at Amchilka, these enlisted men found baseball equipment in the first load of freight delivered there, but the mud-clear airfield was being used to strike out Japs. Below: More gunners constantly con-stantly watch for Zeros as laborer labor-er at right continues working. Below: !Iore gunners con- j slantly watch for Zeros as labor- s a cr at right continues working. t fc - I V - - I i. ' ' . : " ' " ': ' ' |