Village of Attu. Attu was one of two Aleutian islands captured by Japanese
forces during WW II. A Weather Bureau observer, Charles Foster Jones, was shot
and killed by the Japanese; his wife and 42 Aleut Americans were taken prisoners
of war and taken to labor camps in Japan. 40% of the Aleuts died including
Attuan Chief Mike Hodiakoff who had warned U.S. military of coming invasion.
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