A DUKW ( amphibious truck) under way in the Pacific Ocean. A Filipino man aboard the DUKW. He smiles as he drives the DUKW towards a beach. The DUKW approaches Manila Harbor in the Philippines. A U.S. soldier at the harbor. The DUKW comes ashore.
American officers at Manila Harbor in the Philippines towards the end of World War II. An officer inside a building as he looks out from a window towards the sea. He comes out and gets into a jeep with a sign on it that reads ' War Shipping Administration Regional Headquarter '. Another officer gets into the jeep and they drive away. They arrive at a swimming pool. Clothes to be dried are spread on the ground. The officers silhouetted in the foreground as they sit by the pool side. Other U.S. soldiers in the background as they are about to get into the pool.
The invasion of the Philippines by Allied troops during World War II, liberating it from the Japanese. Aerial view of the city of Manila. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Houses and buildings in the city as seen from an aircraft flying low. A large building of a hospital marked with the Red Cross.
The invasion of the Philippines by Allied troops during World War II. Aerial view of the city of Manila. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Houses and buildings in the city. Bomb craters in an open field. A river and an air base. Airplanes take off from the air base.
Evacuation of Filipino civilians after the invasion of the Philippines by Allied troops during World War II. Filipino civilians carry their belongings as they walk on a highway near Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Army vehicles passing on the highway. Trees along the side of the highway. The natives walk on a dirt road. They carry their luggage with them.
Troops from 5th and 8th Regiments, of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, proceeding along a railroad and bordering sidewalks, as they enter outskirts of Manila during World War 2. Scenes of devastation with wooden structures completely destroyed in adjoining fields.