New York American Journal Original 1943 VintageNewspaper-Raid Kiska 6 Times a Day-Wed. March 17, 1943.Include Wear and Tear. Not For Reading.17x11 inches The Japanese occupation of Kiska took place between 6 June 1942 and 28 July 1943 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Japanese occupied Kiska and nearby Attu Island in order to protect the northern flank of the Japanese Empire. Along with the Attu landing the next day, it was the first time that the continental United States was occupied by a foreign power since the War of 1812, and was one of the only two invasions of the United States during World War II.