“On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign”

The National WWII Museum exhibition “On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign,” on view through January 11, 2026, examines the important but little-known action that occurred from June 1942 to August 1943. 

The Aleut peoples who inhabited the islands before the war are part of the exhibit’s story. They called their territory the “Cradle of Storms.” Accordingly, displays of cold weather uniforms get marquee placement in the gallery.

For the May 18 edition of the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, I interviewed Ross Patterson, a museum historian and the exhibit’s curator.

Read the story here. Listen to a podcast episode of the interview here. Images from the exhibit are below. 

Thanks to Brad, and to you for reading and maybe listening. 

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