Description
National Historic Landmark
History
Decommissioned in 1950, Fort Glenn, which provided aerial defensive cover for the U.S. bases in Unalaska Bay, is the most comprehensive and intact World War II base in the Aleutian Islands. Constructed between January and April 1942, Cape Field's first runway was then the U.S. Army's most westerly airfield in the Aleutian Islands. Fighter pilots stationed at Fort Glenn led the counterattack against Japanese pilots bombing Dutch Harbor on June 3-4, 1942, Fort Glenn also served as the initial forward base to launch bombing attacks on Japanese installations at Attu and Kiska.