Photo By Kare Lohse

SAM SHOUT

“WWII Attu Scrapbook, by Sam Shout”

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After graduating from high school, on January 23, I enlisted in the army. I was inducted in the Army on January 28, 1942 and sent to Indiana for basic training. Due to a minor leg injury near the end of basic training, I was not permitted to ship out with my unit. I was held over on cadre as a drill instructor to train the next group of recruits arriving for basic training. In May of 1942, I was transferred to Camp Rainier in the State of Washington, and then to Fort Lewis, Washington where I was assigned to the 58th Infantry Regiment. On June 19, 1942 we departed from Seattle on a Liberty Ship for the Aleutian Islands. [Sam Shout arrived on Umnak Island on the 27th of June, 1942. Click HERE for Sam’s Umnak Scrapbook page. He spent the months of May- June 1943 on Attu. After having been returned stateside Sam was assigned to another infantry unit where he ended up serving in France, Belgium, and Germany. He was discharged from the Army on November 1945. Sam acquired photos of Umnak, Attu, and a few from Dutch Harbor which he shared with us. This page presents his photos of Attu. Sam passed away after a long illness in 2010.]
Ship unloading at Attu, Massacre Bay beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Ship unloading at Attu, Massacre Bay beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Ship unloading at Attu, Massacre Bay beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout]
#1. View from an Attu beach, May-June 1943.
#2. Ship unloading at Attu, Massacre Bay beach, May-June 1943.
Remains of a Japanese fighter plane. Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of a Japanese fighter plane. Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of a Japanese fighter plane. Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout]
#3. Remains of a Japanese truck, Attu, May- June 1943.
#4. Remains of a Japanese fighter plane. Attu, May-June 1943.
Remains of a Japanese truck, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of a Japanese truck, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of a Japanese truck, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout]
#5. Remains of two Japanese soldiers, Attu, May-June 1943.
Remains of two Japanese soldiers, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of two Japanese soldiers, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] Remains of two Japanese soldiers, Attu, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] View from an Attu beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] View from an Attu beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout] View from an Attu beach, May-June 1943. [Sam Shout]
Original posting 30 Jan 2009