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Today in World War II History—August 15, 1943

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Canadian soldier inspecting a captured Japanese machine gun, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, 16 Aug 1943 (Source: US Library of Congress)

Canadian soldier inspecting a captured Japanese machine gun, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, 16 Aug 1943 (Source: US Library of Congress)

80 Years Ago—Aug. 15, 1943: First island-hopping: US Army & Marines land on Vella Lavella in the Solomons, bypassing Kolombangara.

US and Canadian forces land on Kiska in the Aleutians and find the Japanese had left two weeks before.

On Sicily, British Eighth Army takes Linguaglossa, circling Mt. Etna.

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