Alaska World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, Alaska was a major United States Army Air Forces location for personnel, aircraft, and airfields to support Lend-Lease aid for the Soviet Union. In addition, it was in Alaska that the Empire of Japan bombed and seized United States soil and as a result the USAAF was actively engaged in combat operations against them.Airfields
Combat airfields
- Adak Army Airfield,
- Amchitka Army Airfield,
- Alexai Point Army Airfield,
- Casco Cove Army Airfield,
- Elmendorf Field,
- Fort Glenn Army Airfield,
- Fort Morrow Army Airfield,
- Fort Randall Army Airfield,
- Shemya Army Airfield,
Support/Transferred airfields
- Annette Island Army Airfield,
- Bethel Air Base,
- Big Delta Army Airfield,
- Cordova Airport,
- Gakona Landing Strip,
- Galena Airport,
- Gambell Army Airfield,
- Juneau Airport,
- Kiska Army Airfield,
- Ladd Army Airfield,
- McGrath Army Airbase,
- Marks Army Airfield,
- Mile 26 Field,
- Moses Point Airstrip,
- Naknek Army Airfield,
- Northway Army Airfield,
- Ogliuga Island Army Airfield,
- Tanacross Air Base,
- Yakutat Army Airfield,
In addition many minor airstrips were built for emergency landings. The mission of these bases primarily was the wartime defense of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and to support the Aleutian Islands Campaign against Japan.
