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Military Newsreels 1942 Issue 21
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keywords: wwii, alaska command, alaskan flying tigers, p-40 warhawk fighters, praying for troops, panama canal zone, paratroopers, mock airborne assault, ice skating, international ice carnival, ice skater donna atwood, convoy to australia, shellback initiation rite, crossing the line ceremony, pollywogs, president getulio vargas
Synopsis: U.S. Forces Guard Alaska Borders, Thousands Gather To Pray For America's Armed Forces, Paratroops Make Practice Jump In Panama, Carnival On Ice Thrills Crowds In New York, Life Aboard A Convoy To Australia, Brazil Stands With America Against Fascist Tyranny...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:07:50
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Brazil, Panama
U.S. Forces Guard Alaska Borders
U.S. Army soldiers in Alaska take command of every pass and approach by land. Soldiers set up 37 mm anti-tank gun. P-40 Warhawk planes with nose art of modified shark teeth. Air raid alert is sounded and the "Alaska Flying Tigers" commanded by the son of General Lee Chennault scramble to their planes and take off. Mail call for U.S. Army troops in Alaska.
Thousands Gather To Pray For America's Armed Forces
In the greatest religious demonstration (religious gathering) ever held in America thousands assembled in Soldier Field in Chicago to pray for America's Armed Forces.
Paratroops Make Practice Jump In Panama
Paratroops of the Panama Canal Defense Force make a practice jump. On the ground the soldiers quickly re-form and wearing gas masks advance through a heavy smoke screen.
Carnival On Ice Thrills Crowds In New York
Scenes from the International Ice Carnival in Rockefeller Center, New York City. Shows Donna Atwood skating.
Life Aboard A Convoy To Australia
Trains of loaded with troops and equipment moving to sea ports. Troops board transport ships. Show shellback initiation rite for "Pollywogs" as troop ship crosses the equator (crossing the line ceremony). Shows shipboard church services. Troops disembark in Australia.
Brazil Stands With America Against Fascist Tyranny
President Vargas of Brazil reviews a military parade in Rio de Janeiro. Junk metal is collected in Brazil to aid war effort. U.S. troops honor Brazil in a Washington. D.C. parade.
