Fort Glenn airfield (World War II)
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Fort Glenn airfield (World War II) was a U.S. Army Air Forces base in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that served as a strategic outpost for air operations against Japanese forces in the North Pacific theater.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Glenn airfield (World War II) canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces base
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military airfield ⓘ |
| category |
Aleutian Islands campaign locations
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United States Army Air Forces airfields NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II airfields in Alaska ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army Air Forces units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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Aleutian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedForce |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
forward base for North Pacific operations
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protection of Alaska and the Aleutian chain ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | North Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUse |
combat
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logistics support ⓘ staging base ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense of the Aleutian Islands
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air operations against Japanese forces ⓘ bomber operations ⓘ combat air patrols ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ strategic outpost ⓘ |
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