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April 1943 Newsreel: Henry Wallace Tours Latin America; Tunisia; Doolittle Raid Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) Revealed
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from April 1943: Chief Executives of U.S. Hailed in Latin America [April 1943] Armies of the World Enlist to Fight Axis Carrier Revealed As Base for Air Raid on Tokyo National Archives description "Part 1, shows brief scenes of Henry Wallace riding in many parades in Latin American cities. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and President Camacho review a parade in Monterrey, Mexico. [April 20, 1943] Part 2, Greek volunteers, French Foreign Legion troops, and French colonial troops are assembled on the docks of Algiers. Shows allied troops advancing through mud in Tunisia. Part 3, B-25 planes take off from the carrier Hornet to bomb Japan. Gen. Doolittle directs the operation. In Chungking Chiang Kai-shek greets Doolittle." National Archives Identifier: 38955 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 Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
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WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War II, USS Hornet, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, B-25 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993, Tokyo (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942, USS Hornet (CV-8), Newsreel, Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Tunisia, Ávila Camacho, Maximino, 1891-1945, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, United States. Army Air Forces, United States. Navy
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