60 years ago on St. George Island, Alaska.
This log of events on the tiny Alaskan island of St. George mentions various details of life in wartime, including the ominous - such as the Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor earlier in the month, and the joyous - happy birthday, Tikhon Mandregan!
Official Logbook of St. George Island, 06/16/1942 - 06/29/1942
From the Pribilof Island Logbooks series of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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