Shemya Post-wwii
Shemya continued to be occupied by members of the U.S. Armed Forces and
DoD civilians after the cessation of hostilities with the axis powers in 1945. The
"cold war" was a reality. Now North America was under the threat of attack
from a former WWII ally, Russia. The cold war had its casualties as well,
however, due to the classified nature of many of the engagements, these were
not highly advertised to the public. The photos on these pages are about those
who worked quietly behind the scenes while stationed on Shemya to protect
the North American continent and its people from yet another invasion and
even more casualties, and to preserve the peace we've all longed for since
WWII.
Photos on these pages were supplied by the many visitors to this site over the
past several decades. Original photos posted in 1996 when I began this website
were of my experience on Shemya from April 1975 - April 1976.
These photos were scanned at a resolution and size that would fit most
monitors. Most photos are 600 pixels wide at 96 dpi, all are in JPG format.
Image file sizes average 50kB or less. Click on the image thumbnails and an
enlarged photo will appear with additional controls. You can navigate from
page-to-page by clicking on a menu tab at the top of the page.
Rick Hughes provided a coordinates map for us to use to identify locations on
the Island of Shemya. Access to this map can be had by clicking on the
"compass" icon, which will bring up an additional browser containing the map.
Each photo description contains, when provided, the coordinates at which the
photo was taken.
Current Update: 06/14/2022
Shemya Post-wwii
Shemya continued to be occupied by members of the
U.S. Armed Forces and DoD civilians after the cessation
of hostilities with the axis powers in 1945. The "cold
war" was a reality. Now North America was under the
threat of attack from a former WWII ally, Russia. The
cold war had its casualties as well, however, due to the
classified nature of many of the engagements, these
were not highly advertised to the public. The photos
on these pages are about those who worked quietly
behind the scenes while stationed on Shemya to
protect the North American continent and its people
from yet another invasion and even more casualties,
and to preserve the peace we've all longed for since
WWII.
Photos on these pages were supplied by the many
visitors to this site over the past several decades.
Original photos posted in 1996 when I began this
website were of my experience on Shemya from April
1975 - April 1976.
These photos were scanned at a resolution and size
that would fit most monitors. Most photos are 600
pixels wide at 96 dpi, all are in JPG format. Image file
sizes average 50kB or less. Click on the image
thumbnails and an enlarged photo will appear with
additional controls. You can navigate from page-to-
page by clicking on a menu tab at the top of the page.
Rick Hughes provided a coordinates map for us to use
to identify locations on the Island of Shemya. Access to
this map can be had by clicking on the "compass" icon,
which will bring up an additional browser containing
the map. Each photo description contains, when
provided, the coordinates at which the photo was
taken.
Current Update: 06/14/2022