Later, the Japanese took over two of the Aleutian Islands and the Americans had to battle to get them back. "It's called the forgotten war," Time Bandit captain Hillstrand told the cameras. On June 3, 1942, the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor and 25 American men were killed, Dickrell told Hillstrand as they looked at a crater from the attack. Although Shupert didn't die until long after the war, Hillstrand sobbed during the TV special, "We lost him when I was 13. Hillstrand decided to set off the fireworks on the old coastal defense post of Fort Schwatka.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 11:48 UTC