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Streaming video

Title United News, Release 18 (1942): U.S. Forces Guard West Indies Oil
Published 1942

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Description 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (9 min.))
Summary This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. U.S. Army bombers on patrol duty over the Caribbean; Aruba oil refineries. 2. A California hospital tests out fire-proof canvas chute for use in evacuating patients in an emergency. 3. Army halftracks mounted with anti-tank guns on maneuvers. 4. A cotton-picking contest. 5. The christening and launching of the aircraft carrier Lexington. 6. A recovered Japanese midget submarine is inspected in Sydney harbor; U.S. and Australian attack forces bound for Japanese-held islands in the South Pacific; a surprise attack on a Japanese installation. (9 minutes)
Notes Fma41422
System requirements: Windows Media, etc
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Form Streaming video
Author Films Media Group
Other Titles FMG. Archival Films & Newsreels