Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ROOSEVELT'S WAR TOUR OF NATION [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ROOSEVELT'S WAR TOUR OF NATION [ETC.]

1942

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Part 1, Pres. Roosevelt views an air show at Randolph Field, Texas. Part 2, Polish citizens parade in New York City in memory of Count Pulaski. Part 3, U.S. troops patrol New Caledonia in jeeps. Natives stage a war dance. Part 4, a flying hero is received by his home town. Part 5, anti-aircraft batteries conduct firing practice in western U.S. Part 6, Frank Knox and Pres. Vargas see Brazilian air cadets graduate in Rio de Janeiro. The cadets display aerial maneuvers. Part 7, planes, guns, tanks, and trucks are loaded on ships and the convoy sails from an Atlantic port.

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