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.
Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak.
Current Status
Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.
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Location: Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.
Maps & Images
Lat: 57.6242 Long: -152.1948
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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
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