U.S. TROOPS ON ALASKAN FRONT [ETC.]
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Date: 2011-04-06

U.S. TROOPS ON ALASKAN FRONT [ETC.] - National Archives and Records Administration 1942 - ARC 38921, LI 208-UN-16 - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.  Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945.  Part 1, U.S. reinforcements land on Attu Island. Shows "Flying Tigers preparing for a mission. Part 2, a large crowd prays for the armed forces at Soldiers Field, Chicago. Part 3, paratroops make a practice jump over the jungles of Panama. Part 4 shows an ice carnival in Rockefeller Center, New York City. Part 5, troops board transport ships. Shows ceremonies as a ship crosses the equator and gunnery practice. Part 6, President Vargas reviews a military parade in Rio de Janeiro. U.S. troops honor Brazil in a Washington, D.C. parade.