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Map of Tanaga Island

Map of Tanaga Island
Accession Number
M1133
Photo Color
Color
Physical Size
11 X 17 inches
Restrictions
Undetermined
Scale
1 inch = 3 miles
TIF Identifier
M1133.tif
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Credit:

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, Missouri.

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Description

A map of Tanaga Island in the Aleutian Islands where the United States Navy had an emergency landing field during World War II. Handwriting on the back reads: "Tanaga Is. was to have been the landing place originally. Navy wouldn't land there so Adak was chosen as a compromise. C.S." Donated by Clarence J. Stewart.

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