American ship heavily damaged by Japanese bombs in Dutch Harbor

American ship heavily damaged by Japanese bombs in Dutch Harbor

Apr 5, 2019 #US Army
Ship heavily damaged

 

American warship heavily damaged by Japanese bombs in Dutch Harbor harbor.

On June 3–5, 1942, Japanese carrier-based aviation attacked the Aleutian military facilities of the Americans, thus attempting to divert them from the Midway Atoll, for which the main attack was planned.



Location: Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands, USA
Photo date: June 5, 1942

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