Fort Brumback, Alaska
Alaska · World War II
History & Significance
At peak operation in 1943, Dutch Harbor included a U.S. Navy base and Forts Mears, Schwatka, Brumback, and Learnard on Hog, Amaknak, and Unalaska islands with total facilities for over 10,000 men. Fort Brumback was a World War II coastal fort first established in 1942 on Constantine Point, Unalaska Island, and was formally named Fort Brumback on 2 Apr 1943 after Lieutenant Virgil J. Brumback.
Smaller installations were constructed at Hill 400 on Amaknak Island, Fort Brumback in Summer Bay, Hog Island in Unalaska Bay and Fort Mears Garrisons in Unalaska Valley provided additional strength to the coastal defense network known as the "Iron Ring." Battery Constantine Point (aka Battery Summer Bay) with four 155mm guns on Panama mounts was located at the site.
A number of Fort Brumback's defensive fortifications, located between Summer Bay and Humpy Cove, are still standing. The fort was abandoned in 1944 as military priorities shifted along the Aleutian archipelago following the June 1942 Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor.
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Sources
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/wwii-nhl-aleu-campaign.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-schwatka.htm
- https://fortwiki.com/Fort_Brumback
- https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/aleu-route-6.htm
- https://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ak3.html
- https://www.nps.gov/aleu/index.htm