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9-29-42 |
77.09.210 |
New York Bureau
Ready for Night Raiders
CALIFORNIA -- A 40-millimeter anti-aircraft gun crew of an
anti-aircraft coast artillery unit man their weapon during a night
practice demonstration in the California desert.
Credit: (ACME) |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.633 |
New York Bureau
“Bushmasters” on Maneuvers
CARIBBEAN DEFENSE AREA – Members of a crack U.S. Army jungle-fighting
unit, the “Bushmasters” as they maneuver through a simulated gas
attack. These men, highly-trained and tough, are the spearhead of the
attack forces under Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, Chief of the Caribbean
Defense Area.
Credit: (U.S. Army Photo from ACME) |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.865 |
New York Bureau
Secretary Knox Talks to Sub Hunter
Carribean Defense Area—On his tour of Carribean defense outposts,
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, (center), talks to gunner Harry
Suckman, (right), of Boston, Mass., still at his post in the gun
blister of a PBY patrol plane after it returned to its base near the
Panama Canal from a sub-hunting patrol flight. At far left is Rear
Admiral Clifford Evans Van Hook, commander of the naval forces in the
area.
Credit: ACME |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3033 |
New York Bureau
Orphans of War
GERMAN-SOVIET FRONT—These youngsters were left motherless, fatherless
and homeless when the Germans demolished their home and carried off
their parents in their mechanized rush through a region somewhere in
the southern part of the Soviet-German border. Passed by Soviet
censor.
Credit: ACME |
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09-29-42 |
77.09.3291 |
Solomon Islands
– Here’s a close-up view of an exciting “near miss” during a Jap
attack on the U.S. defenders of the Solomons. That cloud of black
smoke marks the uncomfortably close demise of a Jap bomber which had
attempted to crash into the ship from which the picture was taken.
The vessel’s anti-aircraft guns brought it down just short of its
goal. Action took place between Guadalcanal and Tulagi.
Credit line (ACME) |
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09-29-42 |
77.09.3292 |
New York Bureau
A Jap Bomber Goes Up in Smoke
Solomon Islands – A smudge of black smoke staining the sky between
Guadalcanal and Tulagi is all that remains of a Jap bomber which
attacked the American defenders of the Solomons. In background can be
seen smoke from U.S. anti-aircraft bursts.
Credit line (ACME) |
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09-29-42 |
77.09.3453 |
New York Bureau
At Capture of Majunga
This photo flashed by radio from Cairo to New York, Sept. 29, shows
British officers, (right and center) as they interview the French
Commandant, Chef De Battalion Martin, at Majunga, after the capture of
that strategic Madagascar port, Sept 10.
Credit line (ACME radio photo) |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3756 |
New York Bureau
Atlantic Dilemma
You don’t have to tell this seaman of a torpedoed merchantman that the
battle of the Atlantic is still in full swing. Standing on a funnel
just a few feet above the surface of the swiftly rising water, he’s
weighing his chances of getting away safely in a life boat which is
still moored to its davits. Photo has just been released by the U.S.
Navy. Passed by Navy censor.
Credit: U.S. Navy photo from ACME. |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3850ab |
Keeping Tabs on Enemy Sky Raiders
California—The aircraft piloting crew of an anti-aircraft coast
artillery unit holding a practice demonstration in the California
desert (illegible portion of caption) during night maneuvers. They
relay reports from the plane detector crews to a switchboard where the
course of the enemy plane is (illegible word).
Passed by Army censor.
Credit: ACME. |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3853a |
New York
Defense Pattern
California—A half-dozen big searchlights of anti-aircraft coast
artillery unit holding a practice demonstration in the California
desert are converged on a point to show how a number of beams can spot
a plan and follow it in flight after it has been located by the unit’s
sound detectors.
Passed by Army censor.
Credit: ACME. |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3854a |
Night Plane Detectors
California—The sound detector crew of anti-aircraft coast artillery
group operate their big instrument as it picks up the drone of
aircraft motors during a practice demonstration in the California
desert. The soldier with the portable telephone is the communications
man, who reports the position of the plane to the field communications
switchboard.
Passed by Army censor.
Credit: ACME. |
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9-29-42 |
77.09.3937.ab |
New York Bureau
Torpedoed In Battle of Atlantic
Billowing black smoke issuing from the amidships on the port side of a
Tanker show where an Axis torpedo stuck the vessel in the
still-continuing Battle of the Atlantic. Despite the blow the tanker
was salvaged. Photo was just released by the U.S. Navy
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo from ACME |
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09-30-42 |
77.09.3330 |
Revenge Detachment
Somewhere in China – Chinese guerilla soldiers, recruited from
farmers, are getting their revenge against Japs who indiscriminately
scourged civilians, hospitals and entire defenceless villages. United
China relief offices have received reports of “revenge detachments,”
like the above. Credit for starting the vengeful groups is given to
an old Chinese farmer whose entire family was slain.
Credit line (ACME) |
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9-30-42 |
77.09.3951 |
New York Bureau
Sunk Off Solomon Islands
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Navy transport George Fox Elliott, formerly
the 8,378-ton liner city of Los Angeles, which has been lost in the
Solomon Islands operations, according to an announcement by the Navy
department in Washington, Sept. 30. It was also announced that the
auxiliary transport Gregory, a converted 1,060-ton flush-desk
destroyer, was lost in the same operations.
Credit: U.S. Navy photo from ACME. |
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10-1-42 |
77.09.627.a |
New York Bureau
Uniform of WAVES’ Enlisted Personnel
NEW YORK – The enlisted personnel of the WAVES will wear a uniform
exactly like that of their commanding officers’ except that black
buttons take the place of gold, and rating marks on the upper sleeve
supplant gold braid. The skirt is exactly the same, and the hat has a
six section crown with wide stitched brim and a white crown for summer
wear, replaced by a blue crown for winter. Both hats have a black band
with “U.S. Navy” in gold. The Mainbocher designed uniform is modeled
by Miss Ellen Allardice.
Credit: (ACME) |
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10-1-42 |
77.09.631 |
NEW YORK – Mainbocher designed this navy blue rain outfit that keeps
its enlisted wearer as snug against the rains as her commanding
officer in the WAVES. Underneath, the Navy enlistee wears a uniform
designed like the officers’, except that buttons are black instead of
gold, and rating marks on the upper sleeve replace gold braid. The new
uniform is modeled by Miss Ellen Allardice.
Credit: (ACME) |
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10-1-42 |
77.09.899 |
President Views Navy’s Giant Planes
San Diego, Calif.—During his tour of the nation’s defenses and war
factories, President Roosevelt visited the consolidated aircraft plant
in San Diego. Here, he is shown with his party inspecting huge Navy
PB2Y patrol bombers.
Credit: U.S. Navy photo from ACME. |
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10-02-42 |
77.09.3237 |
New York Bureau
Supplies for the Solomons
South Pacifiic Port – Supplies of oil, together with foodstuffs,
motors, and tractors, are loaded at a South Pacific port for shipment
to the Solomon islands, where they will bolster U.S. Marine and Navy
forces entrenched there.
Credit line (ACME) |
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10-02-42 |
77.09.3252 |
New York Bureau
Supply Ships for the Solomons Load Up
South Pacific Port – Tons of foodstuffs, motors, oil and tractors wait
on the dock of a South Pacific Port to be loaded for shipment to the
Solomon islands, where they will supply U.S. Marine and Nay forces
entrenched and ready for new assaults on Jap bases.
Credit line (ACME) |
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10-02-42 |
77.09.3253 |
New York Bureau
Solomon Wounded Arrive to Safety
South Pacific Port – A special stretcher-bearing crane (above)
transfers wounded men from transport to shore boat to shore at a South
Pacific port, where they will receive further medical aid. The men
took part in the battle of the Solomons.
Credit line (ACME) |
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10-2-42 |
77.09.3596 |
New York Bureau
Blasting Rommel’s Motor Transport
Egypt—More than a score of bombs burst on a concentration of Nazi
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s motor transport units on the Western
Desert during an attack by light bombers of the Allied air force.
Passed by British censor.
Credit: ACME. |
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10-2-42 |
77.09.3655 |
New York Bureau
Soviet Ack-Ack Blast Nazi Bombers
Somewhere in Russia—A Red anti-aircraft crew keeps their aerial
machine gun trained on German bombers that are attempting to blast the
German battery. The Red crewman at the left appears to be gazing at a
near Nazi bomb miss behind the group, while his companions’ attention
is focused on the sky.
Credit: ACME. |
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10-2-42 |
77.09.4543a |
A Roof with a View
London – Whatever the American Red Cross worker is pointing out to the
American sailor, it leaves him open-mouthed with interest, as they
view London from the roof of the Daily Telegraph building on famed
Fleet Street. St. Paul’s Cathedral is seen in the distance.
Credit: ACME |
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10-3-42 |
77.09.2404 |
WASHINGTON BUREAU
AMERICAN TROOPS LAND IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Army troops with Navy support have
occupied the Andreanof Island group in the Aleutians, only 125 miles
east of the Jap held Kiska it was announced by the Navy. Photo shows:
a troop transport nears the landing beach while the gun crew aboard
keeps a sharp lookout for enemy planes.
Credit: U.S. Signal Corps photo from Acme |
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10-3-42 |
77.09.3597 |
New York Bureau
Destination: The Bottom of the Mediterranean
Here’s an Axis vessel that didn’t get to North Africa with supplies
for Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Ablaze from stem to stern and listing
badly to port, she heads for the bottom of the eastern Mediterranean
after being hit by RAF planes. Passed by British censor.
Credit: ACME. |
