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The Seward Polaris
Seward, Alaska
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The North Pacific Combat School at Adak, Alaska, closed on November 20, suspending operations of this army battle-training institution for Aleutian combat. Facilities preserved for potential reopening; museum on caretaker basis. Originally opened at Dutch Harbor in June 1944.
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SCHOOL SUSPENDED
HEADQUARTERS. Alaskan Department. -- November 20 marked the closing of the North Pacific Combat School at Adak, suspending activities of one the army's most highly developed but little known battle-training institutions. All facilities will be left in such condition that the school may be reopened at a future date, with the museum portion of the school placed on a caretaker basis.
The school originally opened at Dutch Harbor in June, 1944, and was later moved to Adak. Instructors were recruited from all parts of the world to provide the finest training possible for combat operations in the cold, foggy climate of the Aleutians.
Recognized leaders in these fields, together with men well versed in mountaineering and amphibious operations, constituted the faculty of this rough-and-ready school. Training in the school fitted its students primarily as instructors.
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Adak, Alaska
Event Date
November 20
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activities suspended; facilities left for possible reopening; museum on caretaker basis.
Event Details
Closing of the North Pacific Combat School at Adak, an army battle-training institution. Originally opened at Dutch Harbor in June 1944, moved to Adak. Instructors from worldwide for training in cold, foggy Aleutians climate, including mountaineering and amphibious operations. Students trained primarily as instructors.