Elders reflect on Aleut evacuation during WWII

Heratina Krukoff, 90, was evacuated from St. Paul during World War II. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)This month marks the 75th anniversary of the Aleut evacuation. More than 800 Unangan people were removed from the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands and relocated to Southeast Alaska during World War II. Harriet Hope was among them. She was in Dutch Harbor during the bombing on June 3, 1942 then taken to Burnett Inlet. She shared some memories with Laura Kraegel and Zoe Sobel from KUCB.Listen now
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