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U.S. Forces Guard Alaska Borders
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keywords: wwii, alaska command, alaskan flying tigers, p-40 warhawk fighters
Synopsis: Alaska Command is beefed up with ground forces, anti-tank weapons and P-40 Warhawk fighters commanded by the son of General Claire Lee Chennault and named locally as the Alaskan Flying Tigers...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:01:13
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States















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.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1942 - Issue 21