Gold and silver bars removed from an underground vault in Japan. The bars numbered by a woman under supervision of a U.S. soldier. A tank with troops atop it drives off the site. A truck convoy follows the tank. (World War II period).
Gold and silver bars loaded onto U.S. 1st Cavalry Division trucks under supervision of U.S. soldiers. Basket full of coins comes out of an underground vault in Japan. The coins piled up. U.S. troops sort the coins in buckets and baskets. Coins are then weighed. (World War II period).
P-47 aircraft of U.S. Army Air Forces 464th Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group, strafe a town on Kyushu Island, Japan at the end of World War 2. Aerial view of a town. Places in town on fire. Thick black smoke rises.
The surrender of Japan to the Allied Forces after the World War II. The United States Marines landing at Japanese Military base in Yokosuka. The United States National Flag hoisted and marines take the control of the base. USS San Diego at the Yokosuka port. Japanese commanders surrender to the U.S. Army officials. U.S. Army Air Force planes land at Hazuki field near Tokyo and troops deplane. Plane with "Bataan" painted on nose. From a plane descends General Douglas MacArthur, the Commnader of the Allied Forces. He is greeted and welcomed by other U.S. Military officials including General Eichelberger. Field filled with Japanese trucks. U.S. troops board the trucks. American prisoners of war released and greeting the incoming U.S. troops. MacArthur inspects the Hazuki air base.
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) celebrate their 3rd anniversary on board a ship in Okinawa, Japan. A cake with Happy Birthday WAVES icing on it. Sailors sing on a stage as orchestra plays in the background. A male and a female Navy officer arrive and take their seat on the stage. A child garlands two WAVES officers. Male Naval officer makes a speech followed by others.
U.S. aircraft flying over snow-covered area of Japan, during World War 2. Gun camera records strafing of lines of communication (roads, bridges, etc. ) on the ground.