I have a good friend that collects military objects. He and I have had several discussions about WWII in Alaska. Due to his keen interest, I gave him this token of our friendship for safekeeping. Knowing that he would appreciate a description, I wrote this for him: "In 1970 I found this live round on the site of Fort Randall near the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula. Fort Randall was created by the United States Army in 1942 and used as a staging point for the Battles of Dutch Harbor, Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians. Many of the air attacks on the Japanese occupiers of the islands were originated from the airfield at Fort Randall. At one point, there were approximately twenty thousand ground troops on site. The town of Cold Bay is now situated at what was Fort Randall.
This ammunition round is stamped FA for the Frankford Arsenal located at Philadelphia, PA. The numeral 41 stamped on the cap denotes that the round was made in 1941, the year before those battles. Thus, it is most likely that the round had lain on the field since World War Two. Because it has a red tip, it is most likely a military tracer round."
I was on one of my many outdoor excursions when I found this valuable artifact from the war. Needless to say, this WWII buff was pretty excited!