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Title
D13977-3
Date(s)
- 1943-01-13 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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In 1943, as war raged in Europe and the Pacific, Tacoma's civil defense workers and public works units practiced their response to an attack. On Wednesday night January 13th mock attacks hit each of the city's eight civilian defense zones. Boy Scouts became "evacuees" who had to be safely removed from areas threatened by unexploded bombs and contaminated with mustard gas. The Tacoma emergency preparedness drills were the first of their type held in the Pacific Northwest.(T. Times 1/14/1943, pg. 1)
World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;