In 1942 Los Angeles fired 1,440 anti-aircraft rounds at nothing
At 2:25 a.m. on February 25, 1942 — less than three months after Pearl Harbor — air raid sirens sounded across Los Angeles County. A total blackout was ordered. At 3:16 a.m., the 37th Coast Artillery Brigade opened fire with .50-caliber machine guns and anti-aircraft shells. Over the next hour, they fired 1,440 r…
