In this episode... During World War II, a battalion from the Nebraska National Guard was selected to participate in a 'top secret' mission in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to protect the United States from possible Japanese attacks. Learn about their harrowing experiences and why they became Nebraska's "lost" battalion. Listen to this article written by Douglas Hartman and originally published in the Nebraska History Magazine in 1992.

See images and read the original article at http://history.nebraska.gov.