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1942

The 37th Coast Artillery Brigade fires at unseen (and likely imaginary) aircraft over Los Angeles in the early morning hours. Clyde Lane, 32, was cut by falling shrapnel at Market and Long Beach Blvd. in Long Beach. [Source: Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace 1940 to 1950 by Kevin Starr.]