America Cheers War Heroes
Series
- Series Name
- Pathe Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- Fifteen selected war heroes, ten of them British, start a tour of the United States. Beginning in New York crowds pack Broadway as the heroes get the typical ticker-tape welcome. In Madison Square before an audience of 15,000 Sergeant Herbert who was with the Commandos at Vaagso, speaks. Then on to Washington and at the White House the men are received by President Roosevelt.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals; Military
- Locations
- New York; Washington; District of Columbia
- Length of story (in feet)
- 185
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