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June 1944 Newsreel: Navy Aviation; West Point; Paratroops; Gliders, etc.
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Navy Planes Down Japanese In Pacific Battle Etc 1944 g72 United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from June 1944: Navy Planes Down Japanese in Pacific Battle Eisenhower's Son in West Point Graduation [June 6, 1944] U.S. Indians Hosts to Young Chinese Pilots Parade Opens Fifth War Bond Drive [June 1944] News Flashes From U.S. Army in Italy Airborne Forces Play Big Role In Battle of Europe National Archives description: "Part 1, a U.S. carrier task force in Japanese waters repulses a Japanese aerial assault. Part 2, Gen. Somervell speaks at a West Point graduation. Cadets pass in review. Shows Mrs. Eisenhower and her son John. Part 3, Chinese air cadets see an Indian dance festival in New Mexico. Part 4, shows a military parade in New York City launching the 5th War Bond drive. Part 5, Gen. Clark reviews allied service women in Italy. Part 6, airborne troops jump from transports and troops land in gliders in a practice assault." National Archives Identifier 39014 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 Ar…
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United News
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, Parades, United States Military Academy, Rites and Ceremonies, United States. -- Army -- Parachute Troops, Newsreel, Parachute Troops, World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States, Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984, World War II: Homefront, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Chinese, War Bonds, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, Somervell, Brehon Burke, 1892-1955, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979, World War II, Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013, Kamikaze Pilots -- Japan, Gliders (Aeronautics)
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