Engineer Hill on Attu Island in the Aleutians

A wooden sign with text commemorating the battle on Engineer Hill mounted on a grassy hillside
Photo By/Credit
Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
05/25/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Engineer Hill on Attu Island in the Aleutians was named in honor of the 50th Engineer Regt. (combat) which repulsed the last desperate counterattack on the island launched by the Japanese in World War II. Here, early on the morning of 29, May 1943 the bloodiest engagement of the battle was fought.
Facility
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Marine
Subject tags
Historic sites
History
Memorial
Military