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Seventh War Loan Drive Is Opened US Homefront Stories - See Below

Reel Number: 221340-17

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1945

Country: USA

Location: Colorado,DC,Denver,Narragansett,New York City,NYC,Rhode Island,Washington

TC Begins: 14:14:07

TC Ends: 14:18:06

Duration: 00:03:59

Seventh War Loan Drive Is Opened US Homefront Stories - See Below 14:14:07 Seventh War Loan Drive Is Opened Iwo Jima statue in crowd packed in Times Square. Ira Hayes (American Pima Indian), John Bradley (Navy Corpsman & Rene Gagnon, only survivors, present & raise flag over statue. Savings Bond purchase request by announcer Ed Herlihy. 14:14:43 President Has A Real Mother’s Day Mrs. Truman escorted off plane on arm of President Truman as photographers cluster at foot of steps. Good MCU. 14:15:03 Point System Frees First G.I. Joe Five GIs off bus w/ sack of goods. Sitting at table & marking paperwork. Sgt. Stroud of Clayton, Georgia is first, followed by others. Turns in GI clothing, goes to cashier’s window and gets partial payment towards final pay check. 14:15:51 Heroism Rewarded Congressional Medal of Honor presented to Corporal Robert D. Maxwell. Good CU. Salute & at mic. He won for battle in France, signed by FDR. Truman’s first medal given to parents of Elmer E. Fryer in Denver. Mother looks at medal. 14:16:35 They’re Off Empty grandstand being painted & prepared as blackout has ended. Reopening of track at Narragansett, Rhode Island after WWII end. Crowds at betting windows. Race begins & horses around backstretch. Rider falls. CU cheering crowd. Jockeyless horse is third. WWII Ending; Horse Racing; 1945; WWII;

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