Castner's Cutthroats: Forgotten Warriors December 30, 2009

When Japan captured and occupied two Aleutian Islands, a group of Alaska military scouts sneaked onto those islands and gathered the intelligence necessary for the U.S. Army to regain control. The Alaska scouts were officially known as the First Combat Intelligence Platoon, but most knew the group by its nickname, Castner's Cutthroats--a nod to the platoon's commander, Col. Lawrence Castner, and his soldiers' less than-spit-and-polish appearance.