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June 1942 Newsreel: Refugees Arrive in NYC; Paratroops & Gunnery Training; Tank Factory, 1942
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United News United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from June 1942. U.S. Reveals Armed Might for Churchill Youngest Refugees Found Haven in U.S. [June 26] Home Town Hails Navy Family of 8 Gunners Train to Man U.S. Bombers America Welcomes Royalty in Exile [June 25] Tanks by the Thousands Roll Off the Line! National Archives description "Part 1, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at the White House and then view a mass parachute drop. Part 2, the Red Cross provides food as refugee children debark in New York City. Part 3, seven brothers and their father (all Navy men) pose on a cruiser. Part 4, Air Force gunners assemble and disassemble guns. Shows simulated aerial combat. Part 5, President Roosevelt and his cabinet greet King Peter of Yugoslavia at the White House. Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana meet in Canada. Part 6, tanks roll off an assembly line, are loaded on trains and planes, and advance in combat." National Archives Identifier: 38910 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, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or A…
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Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War II, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Petar II Karađorđević, King of Yugoslavia, 1923-1970, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, WWII, United States. Army Air Forces, Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909-2004, World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees, Gunners, Aerial, United States. -- Army -- Airborne Division, SS Serpa Pinto, Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
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