United News, Release 8, 1942

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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Japanese planes attack a troop convoy off New Guinea; the aircraft carrier Yorktown is bombed off Midway Island. 2. Brazilians are...

This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Japanese planes attack a troop convoy off New Guinea; the aircraft carrier Yorktown is bombed off Midway Island. 2. Brazilians are inducted into the army; U.S. and Guatemalan troops parade. 3. An ice carnival in New York City. 4. Planes fly in a practice bombing mission; marines learn to swim in the ocean. 5. U.S. troops and equipment are unloaded at a port in India; a camel caravan carries supplies into Burma as Indian troops move up through jungle terrain.

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