On March 12, 1942, he was promoted to temporary brigadier general and was assigned as assistant division commander (ADC) of the 3rd Infantry Division until June when William W. Eagles succeeded him. Landrum served with the 7th Infantry Division in the Aleutian Islands campaign during combat as the United States reclaimed islands in the Aleutians which had been seized by the Japanese.George L. MacGarrigle, Aleutian Islands, 1992, page 21Keith D. Dickson, World War Two Almanac, 2008, page 193Walter R. Borneman, Alaska, 2009, page 360New York Times, General Sums Up Situation, May 30, 1943 For his service in Alaska, Landrum received both the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals.Associated Press, The Evening Independent (St. Petersburg), Attu Conqueror Wins Decoration, August 12, 1943Time magazine, Double DSM, Volume 42, 1943, page 53Harry Gailey, War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, 2011
