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Report from the Aleutians
Report from the Aleutians is a 1943 documentary propaganda film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps about the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. It was directed and narrated by John Huston.
Plot.
In contrast to the other technicolor films made in the Pacific war, "Report from the Aleutians" has relatively little combat footage, and instead concentrates on the daily lives of the servicemen on Adak Island, as they live and work there while flying missions over nearby Kiska. The film opens
(Sep) at Amchitka; the 2nd Battalion became the 278th CA (155-mm Gun) Bn (Sep) at Adak; and the 3rd Battalion, the 279th CA (155-mm Gun) Bn (Sep) at Shemya. The three battalions remained in the Aleutians through the end of the war, and were moved back to the United States via Seattle and inactivated in November 1945.
Reconstituted 25 August 1945 in the Florida National Guard. Headquarters and 1st Battalion, 265th Coast Artillery, reorganized and federally recognized 5 December 1946