The Battle of Attu, which took place on 11-30 May 1943, was a battle fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian Reconnaissance and Fighter-Bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater.

Well worn black crackle Zippo with a U.S. Navy insignia, ATTU letters, a date plate '43 on the front and a bullet, a cut-out head of a coin and a U.S.N. plate on the other side.