12 2 STA T .539 9 PROCL A M AT I O N8 32 7—DE C.5 , 2 0 08 Thre e sit es a re loc ate d i nA las k a ’ s Ale u tian I slands . The f irst is the crash site of a C onsolidated B-24DL i b erator bo m ber — an aircraft of a t yp e that played a hi g hly significant role in W orld War II—located on Atka Island. The second is the site of Imperial J apan’s occupation of K iska Island , beginning in June 19 42, w hich marks the northern limit of Imperial Japan’s e x pansion in the P acific. The Kiska site includes historic relics such as Imperial Japanese coastal and antiaircraft de- fenses, camps, roads, an airfield, a submarine base, a seaplane base, and other installations, as well as the remains of Allied defenses, in- cluding runway facilities and gun batteries. The third Aleutian designation is on Attu Island, the site of the only land battle fought in N orth America during World War II. It still retains the scars of the battle
thousands of shell and bomb craters in the tun- dra
Japanese trenches, foxholes, and gun encampments; American am- munition maga z ines and dumps; and spent cartridges, shrapnel, and shells located at the scenes of hea v y fighting. Attu later served as a base for bombing missions against Japanese holdings. The last of the nine designations will bring increased understanding of the high price paid by some Americans on the home front. The Tule Lake S egregation Center National H istoric Landmark and nearby Camp Tule Lake in California were both used to house Japanese-Americans relocated from the west coast of the U nited States. They encompass the original segregation center’s stockade, the War R elocation Authority M otor Pool, the Post E ngineer’s Y ard and Motor Pool, a small part of the Military Police Compound, several historic structures used by in- ternees and prisoners of war at Camp Tule Lake, and the sprawling landscape that forms the historic setting. WHEREAS much of the F ederal property within the World War II V alor in the Pacific National Monument is easily accessible to visitors from around the world; WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior should be authorized and di- rected to interpret the broader story of World War II in the Pacific in partnership with the Department of Defense, the States of Hawaii, Alas- ka, and California, and other governmental and non-profit organiza- tions; WHEREAS the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument will promote understanding of related resources, encourage continuing research, present interpretive opportunities and programs for visitors to better understand and honor the sacrifices borne by the G reatest Gen- eration, and tell the story from Pearl Harbor to Peace; WHEREAS section 2 of the Act of June 8 ,19 06(3 4 Stat. 22 5 , 16 U.S.C. 431 ) (the ‘ ‘Anti q uities Act’’) authorizes the President, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and pre- historic structures, and other ob j ects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be con- fined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and manage- ment of the objects to be protected; WHEREAS it is in the public interest to preserve the areas described above and on the attached maps as the World War II Valor in the Pa- cific National Monument;
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