August 1942 Newsreel: USMC Trains; Blimp Work; 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment, etc.

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from February 1942: U.S. Marines Battle Japs in Pacific News From the United States [August 16, 1942 ship launching, etc] America's First All-Filipino Army [U.S. Army 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment] Flying Tigers Join U.S. Air Force in China National Archives description "Part 1, Marines train in the U.S. and set up an operations post in the Pacific. Shows Adm. Byrd. Part 2, women make dirigibles; a pipe line is laid from Texas to Illinois; ships are launched in Maine; children camp in New Jersey. Part 3, Philippine soldiers train in California. Part 4, the "Flying Tigers" in China become part of the Army Air Forces. Wings and insignias are presented to the airmen. Shows Gen. Chennault." National Archives Identifier: 38917

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Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958, China. -- Kong Jun -- American Volunteer Group, United States. Marine Corps, China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II: Homefront, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, CBI, Blimps, Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, United States. -- Army -- Filipino Infantry Regiment, 1st, Airships, Tracked Landing Vehicles -- United States, United States. Army

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