U.S. 6th Army Commander General Walter Kruger visits 33rd Division at La Trinidad in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. Soldiers of 33rd Division lined up on a filed in La Trinidad. The soldiers at attention. Troops march during an inspection. General Kruger with General Clarkson as he speaks to Colonel Arthur Collins while inspecting Regimental Command Post near La Trinidad.
U.S. Army Air Forces begin operations on Saipan after its capture from the Japanese during World War 2. Japanese Zero fighter planes parked in a jumble on Saipan, after its capture by American forces in 1944. American soldiers are seen walking about and U.S. Army engineers are repairing the field for use. The first American P-47 to arrive, after Saipan is secured, lands on the airfield. Its pilot, Major Henry E. McAfee, Commander of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, poses by his P-47 named "Jeanie." At another area of Saipan, U.S. Marines administer medical aid, including blood plasma, to a wounded comrade. A P-61 of the 6th Night Fighter Squadron lands on the field. Aerial views of Saipan, showing destroyed structures and buildings.
Morale officer, Lieutenant Commander (and banjo virtuoso) Eddie Peabody,and other musicians (Nicky Drago on trumpet), Joe DiLalla (on accordion) perform for crew of the USS Salt lake City (CA-25) at Moymoy, Ulithi, during World War 2. A magician performs and engages two sailors from the audience with him on stage. Musicians perform individually. Eddie Peabody sits at the microphone and plays the banjo, while other musicians accompany him. The audience applauds.Views of sailors watching from all over the ship. LCDR Peabody and his troupe departing the Salt Lake City on a launch, and waving as they go..
United States H-6 helicopter flies over wooden terrain in Luzon,Philippines during World War II. It approaches a clear area along a mountain road with a building as a number of locals stand there. H-6 lands and local children gather around the helicopter. Later it lifts off.
U.S. Army pilot and ground crewman inspect litter space on L-5C, tail number 44-17383. The aircraft taxis past a parked Sikorsky R-6 helicopter and takes off. Four pilots in flight suits converse near two L-5s. Large group of Philippine children gather behind them. A U.S. soldier (Corporal) is brought on a stretcher and placed on ground near the L-5C. The children gather all around to watch. They are led away about 50 feet from the airplane, as the stricken Corporal is loaded into the Stinson L-5C air ambulance aircraft. A trailing slate reads: "Survivors MACASPAC"
United States Sikorsky H-6 helicopter carrying wounded soldiers lands in Luzon,Philippines, after World War II. Five men look at the wounded soldier as he is released from a litter pod. A man lying on stretcher in Stinson L-5B smokes a cigarette. A wounded soldier inside an L-5B air craft as Philippine children stand near the plane. L-5B takes off and is refueled later. Natives and military men stand near an H-6. An H-6 lands carrying a wounded soldier. Soldier is taken out of H-6.
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