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Title
Avenge
Pearl
Harbor
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
1942
June
Corporate name
United States. Navy-- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Topical entry
World War, 1939-1945--United States
Military service, Voluntary--Tennessee, Middle
Recruiting and enlistment--Tennessee, Middle
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Tennessee, Middle--History--Sources
Description
A
scene
from the
parade
and
ceremony
for
“Avenge
Pearl
Harbor,”
when
more
than
100
‘Pearl
Harbor
Avengers’
swore
an
oath
of
Naval
allegiance
in
front
of the
War
Memorial
Building
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
, on
Sunday
,
June
7th
,
1942
. This
event
was
part
of a
national
enlistment
campaign
commemorating
the
six-month
anniversary
of
Pearl
Harbor
.
According
to the
Nashville
Banner
,
195
enlistees
took
the
oath
in
Tennessee
following
parades
and
ceremonies
held
at
12
cities
throughout
the
state
. On
Sunday
evening
,
part
of the
“Avengers”
embarked
via
train
at
Union
Station
, with
another
contingent
departing
on
Monday
June
8th
.
Source
:
Nashville
Banner
newspaper
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1942-06
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 276 Avenge Pearl Harbor June1942 008
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1940-1949
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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