War in USA

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/1

Date Released

1 Jan 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mopping Up in Libya
2. 2Mine Sweeping in the Far East
3. 3War in USA

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Times Square in New York has its first air raid rehearsal. Vehicles of all kinds are stopped and the passengers go to underground shelters. For once New York is still. American women enlist by the thousands. In San Francisco buildings are sandbagged, the public assisting in this home defence. In Honolulu wounded people, evacuees and bomb damage tell the story of the surprise attack on Honolulu and Pearl Harbour. Colonel Knox speaks about the war. Two-man Japanese submarine which has been cast up on the beach at Pearl Harbour.

Keywords

Politics and government; War damage; Civil defence; Navy; Military

Locations

New York; San Francisco; Honolulu

Length of story (in feet)

507

Story extras:

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