Nick Golodoff, an Aleut from Alaska, is writing a book about a little-known part of U.S. history. Golodoff ,72, grew up on Attu Island, the westernmost point of the United States. When he was 6, Japanese soldiers invaded his homeland and occupied it during World War II. Eventually, Golodoff and the remaining residents of the island were taken to Japan. Nearly half of them died in confinement [Wikipedia entry]. Golodoff doesn't remember the times very fondly. But he recalls one Japanese soldier who kept an eye out for him. Now living in Atka, Golodoff agreed to write a book after being urged to write his story. He is working with his granddaughter, Brenda Maly. Attu Island is no longer inhabited by Aleuts. The U.S. military keeps it as a Coast Guard station. Get the Story:
Alaskan's 'Attu Boy' tells of capture by Japanese (The Dutch Harbor Fisherman 4/9)
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Attu homepage - http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/aleutians/attu-homepage.htm
