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Docent-led Gallery Talk – The Battle of Attu

6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3

Second Floor, East Wing, Alaska Exhibition Gallery

In-Person Event

Gain a deeper understanding of the Anchorage Museum collection through a docent-led gallery talk about the Battle of Attu during May 1943. The talk will cover tactics and weapons the Imperial Japanese Army employed during the battle and the plans of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division to retake the island. A selection of profiles of the American Fallen, plus the burial and memorials of the dead from the battle will be discussed.