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  • Kiska Island, Alaska unloading supplies at the Southern Sector Command Post.
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    United States Army soldiers, members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment , camp on the shore of a cove on Kiska Island, Alaska, after it was retaken by allied troops near the end of the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Tracked amphibious landing...
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    World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Kiska Island.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns & battles--Alaska--Kiska Island.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Camping--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Alaska--Kiska...
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    1945 August 16
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  • Kiska outpost
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    Two 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers sit at the edge of Kiska Island looking towards the sea. They are partially identified as Brown and Harlow. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
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    1943
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  • So long Kiska! We're going home!
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    87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers watch Kiska from a boat as they leave it. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Troop movements--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
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    1943
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  • Fisherman's luck in the Bering Sea, Kiska
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    A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier with a beard squats holding a fish in one hand and a net in the other while posing for a photograph on Kiska Island.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
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    1943
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  • On top of Kiska Volcano
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    Thirteen 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers take a break at the top of Kiska Volcano.
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    Volcanoes--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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    October 1943
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  • Wyoming Jim Penton
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    Jim "Wyoming" Penton, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 87th Regiment Service Company (SVC), stands on a bluff over Broad Beach on Kiska Island in Alaska; U.S. and British flags are nearby. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the...
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    World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Amphibious vehicles--Alaska--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Ships--Alaska--1940-1950.;...
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    1943 August
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  • Camp near a lagoon, Kiska
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    View of an 87th Mountain Division campsite near a lagoon on Kiska Island showing two tents, a lagoon, the surrounding hills, and the ocean.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • Tents on Kiska
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    View of large tents set up on Kiska that belonged to the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment. A few of the soldiers are standing near the tents that face a lagoon and the sea.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • View of Kiska, Alaska
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    View of Kiska, Alaska showing mountains and a cove. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment went to the Aleutian Islands as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.
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    1943
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  • Men on howitzer
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    Members of the 87th Mountain Regiment pose on and near a captured Japanese artillery gun bunker on Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands. Several men sit on the howitzer's barrel; sandbags are in the wooden reinforced open bunker.
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    World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Japanese--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; Bunkers--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; Howitzers--1940-1950.;...
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    1943
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  • Spear fishing, Kiska
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    A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment raises a spear above the waters of Kiska. He holds a rope in his other hand. In the background are large rock formations.
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    Military personnel--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.; Spear fishing--Alaska--Kiska Island.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
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    1943
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  • Camp on Kiska
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    87th Mountain Infantry Division camp on Kiska showing tents and Quonset huts. A dirt road is visible on the left of the image and mountains in the background.
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    Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • Kiska patrol, looking north from near Cape St. Stephen
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    A trio of soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment on patrol loaded with full rucksacks and rifles crosses the muskeg. The sea is beyond them. View is toward the north from near Cape St. Stephen.
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    Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
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    1943
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  • 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove
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    View of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove. Shows approximately twenty tents erected on rolling hills. A few men are walking through the camp area. The 87th Mountain...
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    Military camps--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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    1943
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  • Great Sitkin Volcano, near Adak
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    87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier regards the Great Sitkin Volcano from a boat that is leaving the Aleutians after ending the regimental tour of duty as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Troop movements--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; Volcanoes--Alaska--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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    1943
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  • Mount Makushin, Unalaska Island
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    Two 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers regard Mount Makushin from a boat that is leaving the Aleutians at the end of the regimental tour of duty as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Troop movements--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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    1943
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  • Quagmire Camp, Adak
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    View of Quagmire Camp on Adak, Alaska; shows a large tent and a view of the distant mountains and harbor.
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    Military camps--Alaska--Adak Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Adak Island (Alaska)
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    1943
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  • Aleutian Islands
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    View from one Aleutian Island [probably Kiska] towards another showing an island, the sea and muskeg. The 87th Mountain Infantry Division served in the Aleutian Island as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
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    Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1944 March 2
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  • Adak camp, looking over the harbor
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    87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier wearing the dagger patch of Amphibious Task Force 9 looks over the camp at Adak, Alaska. Ships are anchored in the harbor beyond.
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    Military camps--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Warships--1943.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.
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    1943
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  • Soldiers in the Aleutians
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    View of 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers marching toward a cove on an Aleutian Island. All are wearing helmets, carrying rifles and knapsacks. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
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    Soldiers--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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    1943
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  • The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
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    Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
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    2012 June 20
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Forts, Fort Carson (Colorado)
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  • Illinois Mining Accidents 1889 to 1925
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    An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Illinois from 1889 to 1925.
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    Mine accidents--Illinois--Indexes.
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    2007
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  • Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 D
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    Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
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  • Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 E
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    Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
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