Cape Field at Fort Glenn

Cape Field at Fort Glenn encompasses a World War II airfield, military structures, and defensive positions across the terrain of Umnak Island.

The United States Army engineers constructed this military base in 1942 under the guise of a cannery to protect Alaska after the Pearl Harbor attack.

The military installation changed the demographics of Umnak Island as thousands of personnel moved to this remote Aleutian location during World War II.

The site contains four aircraft runways made of pierced steel planking, numerous military buildings, and artillery positions in different states of preservation.

The base helped defend against Japanese attacks on Dutch Harbor in June 1942, with P-40 fighters engaging enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

Location: Alaska

GPS coordinates: 53.37722,-167.88944

Latest update: March 6, 2025 15:57