Japanese missions against Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
January 2, 1942–March 21, 1942

January 2, 1942
Japanese commenced another heavy bombardment of Fort Drum.

February 6, 1942
Japanese commenced another heavy bombardment. The fire control tower was knocker down as it was perceived to be an aiming point.

March 15, 1942
Japanese commenced another heavy bombardment.

March 16, 1942
Japanese commenced another heavy bombardment.

March 21, 1942
Japanese commenced another heavy bombardment.

American missions against Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
January 27, 1945–April 13, 1945

January 27, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s from the 43rd BG, 64th BS bomb Fort Drum. During the bombing raid, a 2,000 pound bomb scored a driect hit on Battery Wilson gun no. 1 (right)breaking off the front half of the gun barrel.

March 5, 1945
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit Fort Drum.

March 6, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers hit Fort Drum.

April 13, 1945
(U.S. Army) At 10:00am LCM 503 landed the U. S Army 151st Infantry Regiment, F Company plus a platoon of demolition men from 113th Engineers B Company onto the top of Fort Drum. After securing the top, a pipe from LCM 503 pumped 3,000 gallons of diesel oil into the fort and explosive charges were set with a thirty minute fuse. When the charges detonated, it seemed to have no effect until the fort's magazine ignited causing a huge explosion that burned for several days. Two weeks later, another force landed to examine Fort Drum without opposition.