One of the action undertaken as a diversion to the landing at Guadalcanal and first step of the Americans to retake the only piece of American land captured by foreign invader since ... 1815. No Japanese opposition but modest results.
Place: Aleutians
Allied
Axis
Forces
Smith (TG 8.6): 2 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 4 destroyers, 1 minesweeper.