Fort MacArthur Museum

The Sounds of '42

By Skylaire Alfvegren | Thu, February 16, 2012

Around 3 a.m. on February 25, 1942, Los Angeles was jolted awake to the sound of air raid sirens and anti-aircraft explosions. In the course of the "attack," which lasted less than an hour, more than 1,400 rounds were fired in a 40-mile arc from... More »