After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans were on the alert for air raids over the mainland. The Minnesota office of Civilian Defense recruited volunteer air raid wardens in each city and town to help guide the citizenry in the steps to take should an air raid occur.
The handbook, excerpted here, outlined the responsibilities of the air warden, from knowing his assigned area and its residents, to supervising drills, to attack procedures and post-attack duties.
Creator: Minnesota Office of Civilian Defense
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1942
Identifer: location UA 928.M6.A5 1942b
