Fort Brumback

Fort Brumback (1942-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Constantine Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Brumback after Lieutenant Virgil J. Brumback (Cullum 2914). Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor. Fort Brumback World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 155 - Fort Brumback 4 155mm M1918-A1 Panama Mounts 1943-1943-1944-1944 $ ? Tac 1 Source: CDSG Activated 30 Apr 1942 with a battery of four 155mm GPF guns mounted on field mounts. Later in late 1943 mounted in Panama mounts. Deactivated by early 1944. Current Status Constantine Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Constantine Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 53.9022 Long: -166.4386 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 30' GPS Locations: 53.90220, -166.43860 Fort Brumback 53.89896, -166.45085 Battery 155 - Fort Bumback 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 20 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, (SRHDDH), 1944, CDSG Denfield, Colt, Dutch Harbor Coastal Defenses, Coast Defense Study Group Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, February, 1993, page 30-36 CDSG USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436049 Links: North American Forts - Fort Brumback Visited: No