Meeting of Filipino Rehabilitation Commission at Malacañang Palace (J.P. Laurel Street San Miguel, Manila, Luzon 1005 Philippines) in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Meeting of commission with President of the Commonwealth of Philippines, Sergio Osmeña in Malacañang Palace. United States Senator Millard Tydings (Maryland) seated next to President Osmeña. Commission include Senator Frank R. Lowe, Colonel Isams, Colonel Baumann Heater, Lieutenant Callahan, Admiral Tarrant, Captain Brierley, Dr. Elliot, J. Weldon Jones, A. Zimmer, Mr. G. Monick, Senator Tydings and President Osmeña. President Osmena in his office alone. Confessor in President Osmeña's office.
Remains of United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands during World War 2. It was B-29 number 42-65283, nicknamed "Big Wheel," from the 9th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Squadron. Opening scene shows remains of two engines and bent propellers from the crashed B-29. Ocean and a B-29 coming in for a landing are seen in background. Two destroyed engines and props along with partially intact empennage, are the only recognizable parts of the airplane. Aircraft debris is scattered close to the beach. Three U.S. Army Air Force personnel stand looking over the wreckage.
African American women of the Women Army Corps (WAC) sort postal mail in England. WAC changing forwarding address on the mail. Two Women Army Corps sort letters and mail. A White male removes the bag of the sorted mail while another soldier replaces it with an empty bag. (World War II period).
Soldiers stand near vehicles parked on the ground in England. They are grouped around trucks in maintenance schoolyard. View of tents. Soldiers repair the engine of a truck. (World War II period).
Soldiers place bags of mails in storage, England. They carry mail bags on their shoulders and keep them in the storage with other mail bags. African American women of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) sort the mails. They place the sorted mails in the bags. (World War II period).
Soldiers unload mails from truck in England. Three White soldiers unload the bags of mails from the truck and take them inside the storage. They load the truck with re-addressed sacks of mails. The truck moves. (World War II period).
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