Japanese occupation of Kiska

Japanese occupation of Kiska
Part of the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Japanese troops raise the Imperial battle flag on Kiska after landing on 6 June 1942.
Date 6 June 1942-28 July 1943 Location Kiska, Aleutian Islands 51°58′23″N 177°29′42″E / 51.973°N 177.495°E / 51.973; 177.495Coordinates: 51°58′23″N 177°29′42″E / 51.973°N 177.495°E / 51.973; 177.495 Result Japanese occupation commences
Belligerents
United States United States Navy	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy Special Naval Landing Forces
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Mulls (Not present during initial landing)	Kiichiro Higuchi Takeji Ono Boshiro Hosogaya Monzo Akiyama
Strength
10-man weather station 1-6 dogs 3 aircraft	+500 Special Naval Landing Forces (Initial force) 5,183-5,400 civilians and soldiers (Occupation)
Casualties and losses
2 killed 7 captured 1 escaped (later surrendered)	No casualties during initial capture, or during occupation/withdraw.

 United States

 Empire of Japan

The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between 6 June 1942 and 28 July 1943 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire.

Initially, the only American military presence on Kiska was a twelve-man United States Navy weather station and a dog named Explosion, two of whom were not present during the invasion. The Japanese stormed the station, killing two Americans and capturing seven. After realizing that Chief petty officer William C. House had escaped, a search was launched by the occupying forces. The search ended in vain, with House surrendering some fifty days after the initial seizure of the weather station, having been unable to cope with the freezing conditions & starvation. After 50 days of eating only plants and worms, he weighed just 80 pounds. Beforehand, the prisoners of war had been sent to Japan.

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