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U.S. General Grant at U.S. Army Headquarter in Fort Santiago, Manila in 1939
U.S. Generals at U.S. Army Headquarters at Fort Santiago in Manila, Philippines in 1939. Boat at a beach and Fort Santiago in the background. General Grant in his office at Fort Santiago with General Staff Officer Colonel Edward de Armond
U.S. 1st Cavalry Division troops fight on Luzon and in Manila, Philippines.
A documentary depicts combat activities of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division during World War II. Troops fight on Luzon Island and in Manila. The U.S. troops on tanks and on a dirt road on Luzon Island. The troops advance towards Manila. The troops on a tank. Guns fired. The troops near an artillery fire. A tank rolls on a mud road. The troops in the city. A damaged brick wall. Troops enter through a hole in the wall. The tanks fired in a field. Troops carry an injured soldier. A picture of the Commander of 1st Cavalry Division in 1939.
The military career of General Dwight D Eisenhower from 1926 to World War II
Film starts showing Dwight D. Eisenhower's diploma as honor graduate of the Army Command and Staff School, in 1926. Image of Major Eisenhower (in civilian clothes) Narrator says he was assigned to France, to prepare a guide book on American battlefields in Europe. Image of Eisenhower as a member of General Douglas MacArthur's staff in the Philippines, where MacArthur was Commander-in-Chief of the Philippine army. Glimpse of headquarters building there. MacArthur in his office helping the Commonwealth of Philippines work out a plan for its military defense. Image of Lieutenant Colonel Eisenhower in 1939, serving as Executive Officer of the 15th Regiment, at Fort Lewis, Washington, View of the Regiment's Headquarters building. Scene shifts to 1940, showing German forces invading Holland and Belgium. German tanks are seen in action. German Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers and Heinkel 111 bombers drop bombs. After passing of the Selective Service draft act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is seen at a public ceremony on October 29, 1940, where Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew from a bowl the capsule containing the first draft number of World War 2. Views of Lt. Col. Eisenhower as Chief of Staff of the Army 3rd Division and later as Chief of Staff of the Ninth Corps. Next, he is seen as Chief of Staff to General Walter Kreuger, who in 1941 led the Third Army in the most realistic maneuvers held by American troops (The Louisiana maneuvers). Views of American troops engaged in those maneuvers. Image of Eisenhower as a Brigadier General. Views of the Pearl Harbor bombing during Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
American engineer and Swedish captain watch loading of chromite ore by Philippines laborers in the Philippine islands.
Laborers work in Chromite mines in the Philippine islands. Country scene- Philippine landscape. Small power plant outside Manila. Turbines. Chromite Mines in Masonite. Filipino laborers load chromite ore on Evalial ship "Farnmoor". Ore bucket being loaded by laborers. American engineer and Swedish captain watch loading, Swedish flag on the stern. Ore buckets move past rail roads.
U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines, Francis Sayre addresses crowd after his arrival in Manila during World War II.
Arrival of U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines, Francis Sayre in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Crowd waiting for the arrival of Sayre. Welcome signs and banners held by people. Sayre and committee review troops. Troops in formation. Philippine President Manuel Quezon addresses the crowd. Sayre addresses a crowd. Troops, trucks and gun crews pass in front of the stand. Troops pass under a decorated gate.
Traders bid & sell and brokers buy & sell at Manila Stock Exchange in Manila, Philippines.
Film begins showing interior of the Stock Exchange in Manila, Philippines. Filipino and American traders in white shirts bid and sell in the Manila Stock Exchange, located in the business district of Escolta (Philippine National Bank Building-Escolta Escolta St Binondo, Manila 1006 Metro Manila). Traders talk with phones. On the sugar board, brokers continue to conduct general buy and sell activities. Sign says 'Manila Stock Exchange'.