On May 11, 1943, four days after the initial invasion date was delayed by bad weather, American soldiers landed on Attu Island and defeated the Japanese garrison there, at the cost of 2,300 Japanese and 550 American lives.
O 11 de maio de 1943, catro días logo da data inicial da invasión que foi atrasada polo mal tempo, os soldados americanos desembarcaron na Illa Attu e derrotaron á guarnición xaponesa alí , morreron 2.300 xaponeses e 550 estadounidenses.