tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post8658378410929297430..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: On a Deserted Island, the Scars of WWII Remain (updated)Rev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-90747469183217737782014-11-11T13:49:57.529-09:002014-11-11T13:49:57.529-09:00That's correct: the Army issued summer-weight ...That's correct: the Army issued summer-weight uniforms, and hypothermia was a constant threat, nearly year-round.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-91822812557812307572014-11-11T13:48:15.617-09:002014-11-11T13:48:15.617-09:00My Uncle fought there. Never met him as he died in...My Uncle fought there. Never met him as he died in a car crash long before I came about. <br />According to my Dad it was a cold miserable experience for his brother.<br />The Americans were ill equipped for the weather. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-44188028045742485152014-11-11T07:41:03.627-09:002014-11-11T07:41:03.627-09:00Jenny, quite a few. Most of them had been recovere...Jenny, quite a few. Most of them had been recovered & moved indoors, though. Since Adak had been continuously occupied from the early '40s on, there weren't many "abandoned" relics.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-59816971570005856962014-11-11T07:38:16.989-09:002014-11-11T07:38:16.989-09:00Did you see any old WWII relics like that while st...Did you see any old WWII relics like that while stationed out there? Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-40593863998640400002014-11-11T06:54:09.981-09:002014-11-11T06:54:09.981-09:00ML, that's true, and I have a picture of a B-2...ML, that's true, and I have a picture of a B-25 that did a belly-landing on Adak, near what became Loran Cove. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-14398178627610144882014-11-10T22:54:41.918-09:002014-11-10T22:54:41.918-09:00Pretty rough fighting up there, battling the weath...Pretty rough fighting up there, battling the weather as much as the enemy. I read that both sides lost more aircraft to weather and the mountains than they did to each other. Plus we lost a submarine up there, something most people never associate with Alaska.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-28080902711765926552014-11-10T07:42:42.866-09:002014-11-10T07:42:42.866-09:00denimflyz, you're welcome.
Guffaw, that's...denimflyz, you're welcome.<br /><br />Guffaw, that's also true. Easier for the liars, anyway...Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-61601386115224630902014-11-10T05:50:34.086-09:002014-11-10T05:50:34.086-09:00Funny, we hear all about Pearl harbor, but little ...Funny, we hear all about Pearl harbor, but little or nothing about AK.<br />I think political correctness is at it, again.<br />We've been told for years how the geographic U.S. wasn't attacked, forgetting too the sabotage on the East Coast and attacks against California.<br />It's just easier that way!<br />Sigh.<br />gfaGuffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-40265000674446544122014-11-10T05:45:25.491-09:002014-11-10T05:45:25.491-09:00Thank you for sharing. I feel just as stupid. I a...Thank you for sharing. I feel just as stupid. I am 56, and we were never taught this part of history ever in school. It was years later that I found out about this part. I have been cleaning out my parents home, and came across newspaper clippings in historic WWII books about this. Amazing history.denimflyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737448177805751756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-7424354470076005672014-11-10T05:41:01.715-09:002014-11-10T05:41:01.715-09:00You're welcome, Kelly.
NFO, I saw that book. ...You're welcome, Kelly.<br /><br />NFO, I saw that book. My uncle Verl was stationed there during the war, as part of a crew maintaining B-25s, and also as base security. And I remember a number of craters there, too, along with all the unexploded ordnance, concertina wire, etc.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-43732822086844245162014-11-09T19:32:24.899-09:002014-11-09T19:32:24.899-09:00Yep, there used to be a book in the library at Ada...Yep, there used to be a book in the library at Adak on the 'Alaskan' campaign. And there was a good bit of stuff STILL on Adak too... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-80980378787562989242014-11-09T18:37:02.979-09:002014-11-09T18:37:02.979-09:00Thanks for this post! I did not know this. Thanks for this post! I did not know this. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-61961532078786212512014-11-09T14:38:21.825-09:002014-11-09T14:38:21.825-09:00Thanks, Sandy, on both counts.
Cathy, everyone ha...Thanks, Sandy, on both counts.<br /><br />Cathy, everyone has to learn as information is presented. Don't feel bad because you didn't know; the media tend to ignore Alaska for the most part, anyway.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-79360055101425411172014-11-09T13:57:26.121-09:002014-11-09T13:57:26.121-09:00My husband and I are sitting here feeling pretty u...My husband and I are sitting here feeling pretty uniformed (stupid). No. We did not know this history. Thank you.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-65033831692416598252014-11-09T13:46:22.290-09:002014-11-09T13:46:22.290-09:00Rev. Paul,
Interesting! Still finding wreckage a...Rev. Paul,<br /><br />Interesting! Still finding wreckage and pieces out on the islands.<br /><br />Not to change the subject, stay warm and safe with this storm going through.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-72676274153473713642014-11-09T12:53:59.627-09:002014-11-09T12:53:59.627-09:00Preppy, it doesn't get THAT cold out in the Al...Preppy, it doesn't get THAT cold out in the Aleutians, thanks to the Japanese current, but man oh man it gets windy.<br /><br />Chickenmom, I probably know more about them than a lot of folks, on account of having been stationed on Adak (half-way out the chain) for two years. And it's never too late to learn. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-65093462237949288272014-11-09T10:21:15.430-09:002014-11-09T10:21:15.430-09:00Thanks for posting this. I never realized there we...Thanks for posting this. I never realized there were so many islands. Shame on me, but thankfully there is Google Earth. Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-9264403444501987492014-11-09T10:19:52.826-09:002014-11-09T10:19:52.826-09:00I have watched some of the old film footage of tho...I have watched some of the old film footage of those battles and all I can say is BRRRRRR.<br /><br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com