USAAF reconnaissance photograph of two
Nakajima A6M2-Ns in Holtz Bay, 1942
Holtz Bay is an
inlet on the northeast coast of the island of
Attu in the
Aleutian Islands in
Alaska.
[1]
Holtz Bay was among the landing sites of
United States Army troops in the
Battle of Attu on 11 May 1943, which led to the recapture of the island from the
Japanese during
World War II.
[2]
Notes
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^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 491.
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^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, pp. 491.
References
- Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997.
ISBN
0-87779-546-0.
52°56′50″N 173°11′31″E / 52.94722°N 173.19194°E / 52.94722; 173.19194