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All schools conducted air raid drills and alerts. America was not actually attacked, but everyone had seen newsreels of Japanese bombing raids on Chimese cities (especially Shangahi) and German bombing of European cities (Warsaw, Rotterdam, London, and other English cities). If the War had lasted longer, the Germans would have also targeted American cities. At school children line-up and dutifully followed their teacher into the hallway and sat down against the wall. Often mothers volunteered to help at school as School Defense Aids (SDAs). Some parents would also pratice air raid drills at home. Families would hide underneath kitchen or diningroom tables. The Government advised each family to have an emergency supplies for possible air raids. These supplies included blankets, candles, matches, canned foods and water. After the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, there was great fear in California of a followup air raid along the west coast. The lights from east coast cities proved very iseful in silohuetting ships for German U-boats. Strict black out regulations were introduced. Children often helped their families to inspect the blackout curtains to make sure that they were properly in place each night.
All schools conducted air raid drills and alerts. America was not actually attacked, but everyone had seen newsreels of Japanese bombing raids on Chimese cities (especially Shangahi) and German bombing of European cities (Warsaw, Rotterdam, London, and other English cities). And after Pearl Harbor, no one really knew what might happened or wanted to be preoared. A good example as to what transpired was the Jackson School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. If the War had lasted longer, the Germans would have also targeted American cities. Both planes and missles with extended range were on the drawingboards. There were drills to exit the building as well as to shelter inside the building. At school children line-up and dutifully followed their teacher into the hallway and sat down against the wall. Parents in some schools assisted as School Defense Aids (SDAs).
Often mothers volunteered to help at school as School Defense Aids (SDAs). Some parents would also pratice air raid drills at home. Families would hide underneath kitchen or diningroom tables. The Government advised each family to have an emergency supplies for possible air raids. These supplies included blankets, candles, matches, canned foods and water.
After the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, there was great fear in California of a followup air raid along the west coast. The lights from east coast cities proved very iseful in silohuetting ships for German U-boats. Strict black out regulations were introduced. Children often helped their families to inspect the blackout curtains to make sure that they were properly in place each night.
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