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-Vikthor- t1_j807049 wrote

Reply to comment by Kris_n in In 1942, the U.S. forcibly evacuated 881 Unangax̂ (Aleut / Native Alaskans) from the Island of Atka, near Russia. Many watched as their homes and Churches were burned to keep the Japanese from getting them. In spite this, they remained patriotic and many enlisted in the U.S. Military. by triviafrenzy

Not the mainland, but several of the islands. Just before the Battle of Midway IIRC.

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Kris_n t1_j80d851 wrote

Yeah, some other redditor sent a link. Still - if they had a permanent hold there, they could have attempted to attack the mainland.

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Aschrod1 t1_j882ral wrote

It was the airbases that really spooked us. Planes didn’t have great range so having a daisy chain of airbases from Japan to the aleutians could potentially grow to be a bigger threat than one would think 🤣.

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Anthony9824 t1_j8c035o wrote

Oh yeah, pretty much Japan and the US’s strategy. Create a chain of supply lines towards your enemy so you can eventually deliver the decisive blow

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War_Hymn t1_j8izb6l wrote

Given how overextended they were already trying to hold their East Indian/South Pacific posessions, I doubt it would had been wise.

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