In the Aleutians – Isles of Enchantment (1945)

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The Aleutians are a string of island bases extending over a thousand miles westward from the Alaskan peninsula.

These islands, the Japs once considered a backdoor to the United States.

But when the door was opened...

Ohh, forget about incident.

And now our back door is a front door to Tokyo.

Bountiful Mother Nature has endowed these islands with all the rich variety of weather from her abundant storehouse.

In fact, the old bag blew her top!

My gracious, such conditions are almost unbelievable.

Nevertheless, that's the conditions that prevail.

Due to these rapidly changing weather conditions, the GI is constantly faced with the problem of what to wear.

Here, a soldier sets out on an important mission.

The only vegetation on the island is the tall grass covering the marshy tundra.

There are no trees.

You're telling me.

Another factor that complicates life here is the thick, gummy mud peculiar to this region.

I don't mind the mud, but George hates it.

Claude don't like it neither.

Owing to the volcanic origin of the islands, there are frequent earthquakes.

Which are, uh, far-reaching in their effect.

Seven!

Geronimo!

It often gets, um... quite breezy up here.

However these 'Willy-wahs', as they're called, die down as suddenly as they arise.

But wind or no wind, nothing can stop this man from the accomplishment of his mission.

The problem of getting over snowy terrain has been solved by converting vehicles into so-called 'snow goes'.

One of the greatest hazards to flyers in the Arctic is the sudden formation of ice on the planes.

Well, what's this?

Oh!

It's him again.

Air strips present a serious problem.

It's almost impossible to keep their surfaces entirely free of moisture.

Ah... life in the Aleutians.

But that's the way things are up here.

Unbelievable conditions.

Unbelievable!

Nevertheless, that's the conditions that prevail.