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.
Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor.
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.
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Location: Constantine Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.
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Lat: 53.9022 Long: -166.4386
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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 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
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436049
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