U.S. 6th Army Commander General Walter Kruger visits 33rd Division at Baguio in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. General Kruger, Lieutenant General C.H. Gardiner, U.S. Army Major General Innis P. Swift, Major General P.W. Clarkson and other officers at an artillery OP ( Out Post) on a mountain. Bombs explode on distant hills during an air strike and puffs of smoke rise up. General Kruger and other officers watch the air strike. A soldier looks through a lens.
U.S. 6th Army Commander General Walter Kruger visits 33rd Division at Baguio in Luzon, Philippines during World War II. General Kruger pins up medals onto men of 33rd Division. Soldiers lined up as General Kruger pins up medals. Troops assembled on a field.
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..
C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight over water en route from Angaur to Leyte, Philippines. Aerial view of airstrips, ships offshore. Number of C-47 Skytrain fly in formation. (World War II period)
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