War in USA

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/1
Date Released
1 Jan 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Times Square in New York has its first air raid rehearsal. Vehicles of all kinds are stopped and the passengers go to underground shelters. For once New York is still. American women enlist by the thousands. In San Francisco buildings are sandbagged, the public assisting in this home defence. In Honolulu wounded people, evacuees and bomb damage tell the story of the surprise attack on Honolulu and Pearl Harbour. Colonel Knox speaks about the war. Two-man Japanese submarine which has been cast up on the beach at Pearl Harbour.
Keywords
Politics and government; War damage; Civil defence; Navy; Military
Locations
New York; San Francisco; Honolulu
Length of story (in feet)
507
Story extras:
Film clip
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'War in USA', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 42/1, 1 Jan 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/99216 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)