Alaska Territorial Guard disbanded 60 years ago today
Thu, October 18, 2007
Posted in Alaska News
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the disbanding of the Alaska Territorial Guard. It was a unit of about 6,600 mostly Native men and boys who were given guns and told to protect their territory from the Japanese during World War II. Only about 300 of the veterans are still alive.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
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