Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. WEST POINT SENDS HER MEN TO WAR.! [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. WEST POINT SENDS HER MEN TO WAR.! [ETC.]

1942

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Part 1, Gen. Marshall awards diplomas to and reviews graduates. Part 2 shows scenes of "Flying Tigers" in China. Shows Gen. Chennault. Part 3, men of Houston, Texas, enlist in the Navy in retribution of the sinking of the cruiser Houston. Shows the Houston. Part 4, citizens of Mexico City urge President Camacho to enter the war. He addresses the Chamber of Deputies and war is declared. Part 5, a British convoy carries tanks to Russia. Part 6 shows Gens. Ralph Royce and George Brett on flying missions in the Pacific. Part 7, President Roosevelt reviews a military parade in Washington, D.C.

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Brett, George H. (George Howard), 1886-1963

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Ávila Camacho, Manuel 1897-1955

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Marshall, George, 1965-

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Royce, Ralph, 1890-1965

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Ralph Royce (b. June 28, 1890, Marquette, Mich.-d. Aug. 7, 1965) received his commission from West Point in 1914. He was commanding general of the First Tactical Air Force in 1944 and 1945 and retired from Air Force service in 1946. From the description of Royce, Ralph, 1890-1965 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598076 ...