Japanese troops occupied Attu in June 1942 and took the surviving inhabitants to Japan. Forty-two Aleuts survived the invasion and were sent to Hokkaido, where sixteen died in imprisonment. Radio operator Charles Jones had destroyed his radio and was killed after refusing to repair it. His wife Etta, a teacher and nurse, also entered captivity. After the war, surviving villagers moved to other islands because the Americans said they could not defend them on Attu. The village was never reoccupied.
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Attu's civilians under occupation and in captivity
Attu's occupation brought civilian deaths, imprisonment in Japan, and permanent displacement of the surviving villagers.