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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1945) - A [[World War II]] U.S. Army Coastal Fort first established in 1941 in Dutch Harbor, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Mears after Colonel [[Frederick Mears]], who helped develop the Alaska Railroad system. Abandoned in 1945.
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
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Construction on Fort Mears began in Dutch Harbor in 1940 and was completed in 1941. The first U.S. Army troops arrived in June 1941. Fort Mears served as the headquarters and garrison for the coastal defenses of Dutch Harbor.

During [[World War II]] Dutch Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces in a battle that lasted for two days. The battle began on 3 Jun 1942 with air attacks on Dutch Harbor. U.S. casualties included 43 killed. Only one Japanese casualty was confirmed.

Fort Mears was abandoned at the end of the war.

== Current Status ==
Some remains in Dutch Harbor, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.
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Name=Fort Mears|
ID=2365029|
Type=Historical|
Class=Military|
County=Aleutians West Census Area|
State=Alaska|
Country= US|
Lat=53.8875|
Long=-166.5416667|
Ele=52|
Map=Unalaska C-2|
Date=05 Dec 2007|
Code=02016
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(B) 53.875727, -166.5577126, Battery 155 - Hill 400
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'''Location:''' Dutch Harbor, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.

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* Elevation: 52'
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'''Sources:''' 
* {{Roberts}}, page 23-24
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* {{CDSGMainLink}}

'''Links:''' 
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ak3.html#dutch North American Forts - Fort Mears]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Harbor_Naval_Operating_Base_and_Fort_Mears,_U.S._Army Wikipedia - Fort Mears]
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/_Topics/history/_Texts/AHUNAW/16*.html#attack_on_Dutch_Harbor The attack on Fort Mears] as told in ''The Navy's Air War'' (by the Navy's Aviation History Unit)

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