Fort J.H. Smith

Fort J.H. Smith (1941-1945) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort J.H. Smith after Bvt Captain John Hewitt Smith. Abandoned in 1945. Also known as Fort Smith. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak. Fort J.H. Smith World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 403 2 8" Barbette LR Navy 1942-1943-1943-1950 $ ? Tac 1 Battery 295 2 6" Shielded Barbette Not Built $ ? Battery 155 - Chiniak 4 155mm Panama Mount 1942-1944 $ ? Tac 2 Source: CDSG Current Status Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Location: Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.6242 Long: -152.1948 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 13' See Also: Harbor Defense of Kodiak Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 28 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, (SRHDK-44), 1944, CDSG CDSG USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436014 Links: North American Forts - Fort J.H. Smith Visited: No