File:SC 179456 - During the American drive on Chichagof Bay, our forces came across groups of Japanese soldiers 20 or 40 in a group; (52528054829).jpg

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Description a great many of them realizing that they were trapped and going to be killed committed "hari-kiri", modern style, with hand grenades. This picture shows a group of approximately 40 Japanese soldiers who died in this manner. The rest of them were killed by the Americans. These bodies had not been moved and picture shows just where they fell when killed. Later these bodies were removed and buried. Ridge between east arm of Holtz Bay and Chichagof Bay. Attu. 31 May, 1943.
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Signal Corps Archive at https://flickr.com/photos/186360156@N02/52528054829. It was reviewed on 4 December 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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