Battle of Alcatraz

Battle of Alcatraz
	; Alcatraz cellhouse shelled by mortars, May 3, 1946
Date	May 2–4, 1946
Location	Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, San Francisco, California, United States
Result	Escape attempt failed
Belligerents
Federal Bureau of Prisons; United States Marine Corps; United States Coast Guard; California State Police;	Alcatraz inmates
Commanders and leaders
James A. Johnston; Joseph Stilwell; Frank Merrill; Charles Lafayette Buckner;	Bernard Coy †; Joseph Cretzer †; Marvin Hubbard †; Sam Shockley ; Miran Thompson ; Clarence Carnes ;
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 14 wounded	3 killed; 2 executed; 1 non-participating inmate wounded

The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller by inmate Joseph Cretzer who attempted escape and Stites by friendly fire). Three inmates were also killed during the incident. Fourteen other officers and one uninvolved convict were also injured. Two of the perpetrators were executed in 1948 for their roles.

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