One girl wrote that the bowling alley can be “not only a bad affect on our pricey kids, nevertheless it have to be very onerous on our expensive old neighbors… These poor old souls, who never do anyone any wrong, should suffer for it all, I’m afraid.” November 6, 1940 – An entire block, including the publish workplace and a resort, have been destroyed by fire at McCarthy. June 3, 1942 – Japanese planes from two carriers bombed Fort Mears at Dutch Harbor and fighter planes strafed the fort, the Navy station, and Unalaska village.