May 1942 Newsreel: West Point Grads; Flying Tigers; Houston, TX; British Convoy; Mexico Declares War; B-17 Flying Generals; Memorial Day Parade

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from May 1942: West Point Sends Her Men to War! [May 29, 1942 graduation] U.S. Chinese Air Force Blasts Japanese! Navy Volunteers Flock to Colors! Mexico Joins United Nations in War on Axis! [May 22, 1942] U.S.S.R. Gets British Tanks Via Convoy! Flying Generals on ANZAC Patrol! President Leads U.S. in Salute to War Heroes! [Memorial Day May 30, 1942] National Archives description "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." National Archives Identifier: 38906 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files,…

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Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945, USS Houston, Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958, Ávila Camacho, Maximino, 1891-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Parades, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Royce, Ralph, 1890-1965, World War, 1939-1945 -- Recruiting & Enlistment, USS Houston (CA-30), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, British, Merchant Mariners -- Great Britain, Brett, George H. (George Howard), 1886-1963, Rites And Ceremonies, United States. Army Air Forces, World War II, United States. Army, United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.), Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959, Washington D.C., World War, 1939-1945 -- Mexico, China. -- Kong Jun -- American Volunteer Group, CBI, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, World War II: Homefront, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Houston (Tex.), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, German, B-17 Bomber

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