WWII Pacific War Council, Aircraft Carrier Lexington On Fire, 7 Sons From Patten Family Survive Lexi

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keywords: WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US Aircraft Carrier Lexington, Patten Brothers, Lexington Survivors

Synopsis: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain meet for a Pacific War Council, final footage of the Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington later to be scuttled by a US destroyer, seven brothers all serving on the Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington survive the attack and eventual sinking of the ship returning home for a Patten family gathering...(read more)

Date: 1942
Duration: 00:01:28
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Pacific Theater

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WWII Pacific War Council, Aircraft Carrier Lexington On Fire, 7 Sons From Patten Family Survive Lexi

WWII Pacific War Council, Aircraft Carrier Lexington On Fire, 7 Sons From Patten Family Survive Lexington

The Pacific War Council holds a meeting in Washington DC to determine the grand strategy of the war, with FDR Franklin D. Roosevelt for a second time playing host to Britain’s Winston Churchill.

Final pictures of the gallant aircraft carrier Lexington, ablaze from stem to stern, listing badly after abandon ship has been carried out.

It’s a great day for the Patten family when seven sons—all on the Lexington—come home on furlough to visit Pa Patten, himself in the Navy, is waiting, and everybody gets a joyous welcome.