Today in World War II History—May 11, 1943
Thursday, May 11, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

US Army troops landing at Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian Islands, US Territory of Alaska, 11 May 1943 (Library of Congress)
80 Years Ago—May 11, 1943: US 7th Infantry Division lands on Attu in the Aleutians, at Massacre and Holtz Bays and at Alexai Point; heavy opposition from the Japanese; this is the only WWII land battle on US territory.