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Liuchow recaptured from the Japanese forces, and Chinese 169th Division troops in flag raising ceremony in Liuchow, China.

Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, June 13
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054935
Visual saga of the American Soldier from 1945 to 1970: WWII; Korea; Berlin Crisis;Cuban Missile Crisis; Red China

Review of conflicts involving U.S. from World War 2 to 1970. A U.S. soldier with rifle and binoculars, on guard. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler speaks in Germany to mass audience. German mobilization and blitzkrieg. U.S. troops firing small arms on island in Pacific, battling Japanese. U.S. soldiers on half-track firing artillery. Explosive destruction of Nazi swastika and Eagle symbol on top of building in Zeppelin Field, Nuremberg, Germany. General Douglas MacArthur stands as Japanese General signs surrender documents aboard USS Missouri, ending World War II. Times Square in New York City on Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marking end of World War 2. American troops firing artillery and small arms in Korean War. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev speaking at the United Nations. Newspaper headlines about postwar Berlin Crisis. Soviet missiles on display in military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet General Georgy Zhukov and Nikita Khrushchev, at Kremlin, reviewing the parade. Cuban President Fidel Castro giving a speech. A newspaper headline reading: "Khrushchev orders removal of missiles" ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. Soviet cargo ship with covered missiles on its deck. Red flag with image of Lenin and message: 'Partido Communista Dominicano' and a crowd chanting support for the Communist party in the Dominican Republic. Communist Chinese people marching with massed flags in the People’s Republic of China. Chairman Mao Zedong waving to a crowd of young supporters and Red Guards in China as they chant. A United States soldier in South Vietnam during Vietnam War looks through binoculars and then walks carrying his M-16 rifle. A map of Vietnam.

Date: 1969
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054811
U.S. Navy A-3B aircraft takes off aboard USS Coral Sea underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War.

U.S. Navy 7th fleet activities in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Flight deck of USS Coral Sea as a U.S. Navy A-1H aircraft makes arrested landing on the deck. It touches down and catches fire. Aircraft taxis forward and folds its wings. U.S. Navy A-3B being catapulted from the deck. A-3 being launched and airborne. Aircraft on after part of flight deck as one of the aircraft unfolds its wings. A-3B aircraft takes off. Blast fence being lowered in the background as steam rolls down the deck. A-3B aircraft takes off and in flight. U.S. Navy E-1B aircraft takes off from aboard USS Coral Sea. RF-8A parked on the deck of the aircraft. Tow bar attached to the aircraft as sun sets in the background.

Date: 1965, May 19
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059978
USS Mount Baker approaches USS Coral Sea and ammunition being lifted from ship deck in the South China Sea.

United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. USS Mount Baker approaches the port as it sails past the USS Coral Sea for underway replenishment. Chief Petty Officer looks on as the ship approaches. Cargo net of ammunition being lifted from deck ready for high line. Ammunition high lined to USS Coral Sea. Ammunition being high lined. Signalman sends message with a signal light.

Date: 1965, May 10
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067889
USS Halsey,USS Radford and USS Pyro underway during the replenishment of USS Coral Sea in South China Sea.

United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. USS Halsey (DLG-23) pulls away from USS Pyro (AE-24). Port bow of USS Pyro in the foreground. View of the deck of USS Coral Sea. USS Radford (DD-446) makes its approach on starboard quarter of USS Pyro. Ammunition is high lined from USS Pyro to USS Coral Sea.

Date: 1965, May 13
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067892
U.S. Navy officers discuss about the Vietnam War with the help of a map aboard USS Coral Sea in south China Sea.

U.S. Navy 7th fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral E.C. Outlaw, Commander Carrier Division one; Captain H.P. Streeper, Captain M.E. Stewart,Commander H.L. Benson, Commander J.F. Brenan and Commander R.W. Reeve in a wardroom aboard USS Coral Sea. Officers discuss about Vietnam War. An officer briefs with the help of a map as others turn around to look at the map. Officer points at the map. Officers return to the conference table.

Date: 1965, May 12
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059974