“This story was never told, and the Japanese have never really helped us in that regard.” Attu Island is the most westerly of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. It was one of the few U.S. territories, including ...

Alaska has the most islands of any state ... In fact, Unimak is the very first island in the chain. Originally inhabited by the Unangan First Nation, Unimak was later settled due to its abundance ...

It’s the most westerly island in the Aleutian chain — closer to Russia than mainland Alaska — and was one of just a few U.S. territories, along with Guam, the Philippines and the nearby ...