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October/November 1942 Newsreel: Chungking Bombed; Lt. Clark Gable; etc.
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from October/November 1942: Chungking Bombed Again -- Fights On Honor Heroes Home From War World's Largest Tanker Launched [SS Pan Pennsylvania?] Turkish Newsmen Honor America's Unknown Soldier Chinatown Hails Captured Jap Sub Clark Gable Wins Army Promotion [October 1942] Brazilian Convoy Filmed at Sea Quintuplets Aid War Loan Effort MacArthur Tours Fighting Front National Archives description "Part 1, General and Madame Chiang Kai-shek observe citizens of Chungking rebuilding their rubbled homes. Part 2, Gen. Arnold decorates Air Force flyers. Part 3, a large oil tanker is launched. Part 4, Turkish newsmen lay a wreath on the Unknown Soldier's Tomb in Arlington, Virginia. Part 5, citizens of San Francisco's Chinatown view a captured Japanese submarine. Shows a dragon dance in the street. Part 6, Clark Gable is commissioned. Part 7, Brazilian troops debark at a port in Brazil. Part 8, the Dionne quintuplets sell bonds in Toronto. Part 9, Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Thomas Blamey inspect positions in the New Guinea jungle." National Archives Identifier: 38928 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you…
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United News
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Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, United States. Army Air Forces, World War II, Sweeney, Walter C. (Walter Campbell), 1909-1965, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975, Clark Gable, Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003, Blamey, Thomas, Sir, 1884-1951, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Brazilian, Rites And Ceremonies, SS Pan Pennsylvania, Gable, Clark, 1901-1960
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