Pagano has long believed Japan should pay more restitution for what its soldiers did to her great-grandfather and the other residents of Attu Island. But her demand was sparked anew this summer by her ...

The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home. June 7, 1942, was a Sunday, and 6-year-old Nick Golodoff, like most ...

The freezing cold, the impenetrable fog, and impossibly strong winds made Attu, one of several islands in the westernmost point of Alaska, the least convenient place for war. And yet, these tiny ...

In May 1943, U.S. forces attacked the Japanese on Attu. By the end of the month, the Japanese had retreated from the island, but not before demonstrations of their code of honor -- including mass ...

That’s how long U.S. forces fought Japan for control of Attu, a small island at the end of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. From May 11-30, 1943, the two nations battled for control of the island that ...

Japanese landed on Attu on June 7, 1942, killing the radio operator. The residents were kept in their homes for three months, then taken to Japan. U.S. forces waged a bloody campaign amid ...