From The Archives: The 1942 Battle Of L.a.

Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times: Local
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 1:00pm

Following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, war jitters swept the Southland. By February 1942, air-raid sirens, searchlights and anti-aircraft guns filled Los Angeles. Blackouts and drills were common. Then on Feb. 23, 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced and shelled oil installations at...

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