June 1944 News: USS Missouri (BB-63) Launched; Canadian Navy; Italian Campaign, etc

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from June 1944: Navy Launches World's Mightiest Battleship [11 June 1944] New York City's Chinese Stage War Bond Drive Chilean Copper Aids Vital Allied War Industries New Fire Fighter Demonstrated by Army Air Force Canadian Navy Men Keep Fit in Zero Weather Allies Advance on Italian Front National Archives description "Part 1, Margaret Truman christens the Missouri. Part 2, shows a bond rally in New York's Chinatown. Part 3, copper is mined and smelted in Chile. Part 4, shows tests of an Air Forces fire truck which uses carbon dioxide. Part 5, Canadian sailors take physical training in snow. Part 6, allied troops fight in Italy. Includes scenes of the all-Negro 99th Fighter Squadron." National Archives Identifier: 38995 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. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American, Rites And Ceremonies, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, USS Missouri, World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada, Canada. -- Royal Canadian Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, Canadian, USS Missouri (BB-63), World War II, Newsreel, World War II: Homefront, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Fighter Squadron, 99th -- History, African American air pilots -- History, Tuskegee Airmen, World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology, Copper, World War, 1939-1945 -- Chile, Fire Extinction

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