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Events in career of Chester W Nimitz. The end of World War II and postwar years.
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is met by General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, as he arrives by airplane in Manila, Philippines. Japanese diplomats and military officers board the U.S. Battleship, Missouri, to sign surrender documents. Admiral Nimitz is one of the signatories. Nimitz is given a hero's welcome, in Washington, DC, replete with a military parade. He addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Admiral Richard Byrd briefs Admiral Nimitz (now Chief of Naval Operations) about the 1947 expedition to Antarctica. Admiral Nimitz receiving an honorary degree from Columbia University, in New York. (Others present during this event include General Dwight Eisenhower and General George Marshall.) Nimitz, appointed as UN Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir. He is visited by members of the Japanese Diet and signs autographs for them. Nimitz standing with President Truman, who appoints him to a special commission on internal security. Retired Admiral Nimitz at home in his garden at Berkeley Hills, California. Weather vane at his house contains 5 stars and replica of a submarine.
The living conditions of American prisoners of war at the Bilibid Prison, Philippines (WW2)
American prisoners of war at the Bilibid Prison near Manila, Philippines during World War II. Exterior of Bilibid Prison. Photographs of the wounded. War damage in the prison. A wrecked statue of Jesus Christ lying. The prisoners eat food. A prisoner talks over a phone. A prisoner with a wooden support on the damaged leg reads a paper. Mutilated dead bodies.
U.S. paratroopers jump off a USAAF C-47 Skytrain over Luzon in the Philippines (WW2)
The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. A group of paratroop infantrymen around a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. The paratroopers set equipment to get aboard the aircraft. They board the aircraft. The paratroopers jump off the aircraft over Luzon. They descend with the help of parachutes. An aircraft in flight. The paratroopers look out of the window of the aircraft. They jump off the aircraft and descend over Manila, Philippines. A C-47 aircraft taxis on a runway past parked C-47s. A C-47 Skytrain in flight as seen from another aircraft.
United States airmen load equipment into a USAAF C-47 Skytrain aircraft in the Philippines (WW2)
The United States Army in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Equipment is loaded into a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. Airmen pick equipment and load it into the aircraft.
U.S. Army soldiers assemble a 75 mm pack howitzer in the Philippine Islands during World War II.
The U.S. Army in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. GIs assemble a 75 mm pack howitzer. Others stand nearby and watch. GIs pick up parts out of boxes and take it to where the others are assembling the howitzer. A GI turns a crank to raise the barrel of the howitzer.
A large number of paratroopers descend over Luzon in the Philippines (WW2)
The United States Army liberates Manila, Philippines during World War II. View as seen from a window of an aircraft in flight. A United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight as seen from the window of the same aircraft. Many paratroopers with parachutes descend over Luzon.