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Military Newsreels 1942 Issue 29
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keywords: wwii, home front, war heroes, veterans, ticker-tape parade, combat communications, dispatch riders, motorcycles, war production plants, shipbuilding, victory ships, horse racing, army-navy relief fund, air training, australia, anti-aircraft battery
Synopsis: New York City Welcomes Latest WWII Heroes Of WWII, WWII Motorcycle Dispatch Riders Pass Off-Road Test, US Arms Plants Speed WWII Production, WWII Shipbuilding Program Hits All-Time High, Horse Racing For Army-Navy Relief Fund, South American Officials Observe US Air Power, WWII War News From Australia (2005-1.txt-38907)...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:10:02
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Australia
New York City Welcomes Latest Heroes Of WWII
War heroes arrive in New York City to help launch a War Bond drive and receive a ticker-tape parade up Broadway.
WWII Motorcycle Dispatch Riders Pass Off-Road Test
Training motorcycle riders for the U.S. Army. Army motorcycle dispatch riders taking their final cross-country test after 6 weeks of basic training.
US Arms Plants Speed WWII Production
Auto maker Henry Ford and Donald Nelson inspect bomber and tank plants. In Washington Foreign Minister T.V. Soong of China signs Lend-Lease Agreement with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. General James Jimmy Doolittle visits west coast bomber plant and addresses North American Aviation employees.
WWII Shipbuilding Program Hits All-Time High
Mass production of cargo ships at a WWII shipyard. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia presents medals to merchant seamen. Launching of WWII Victory ships.
Horse Racing For Army-Navy Relief Fund
Belmont Park dedicates a day of racing to the Army-Navy Relief Fund. Shows General Hugh Drum and Admiral Andrews at racehorse track to view the 1942 Belmont Stakes Race. Spectators and footage of the race.
South American Officials Observe US Air Power
Military experts from South and Central America countries view America’s air training program in action; 60 thousand flyers each year.
WWII War News From Australia
U.S. soldiers and army nurses arriving aboard troops transports in Australia. American nurses wave from the deck of a ship. Japanese pilot that was rescued with an American pilot back on land in Australia.
U.S. nurses at a military hospital in Australia and in the hospital operating room. For recreation the nurses visit an Australian zoo. American anti-aircraft crews race to man guns at this camouflage gun emplacement at an Australian airfield. Allied fighter planes taking off. Anti-aircraft crews firing at Japanese planes.
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- Military Newsreels: 1942 - Issue 29
