The War Plans Division in Washington D.C during World War II. Folders on a table in an office. Inserts of individual folders marked with titles: China, India, Java, Libya, Australia, Philippines. A map of the Philippines, Japan, and surrounding countries on the table. Hands locate places on the map.
Japanese newsreel documenting fall of Corregidor, Philippines to attacking Japanese forces. Japanese Betty bomber flying overhead. Guns of a Japanese battleship. Japanese animated map showing Corregidor Island at entrance to Manila Bay and the location of Japanese amphibious assault on the island, during World War 2. Aerial view of Corregidor, from Japanese airplane. Aerial view of bombs striking Corregidor. Japanese troops moving from rocky shore, past obstacles, and climbing steep wooden stairs on Corregidor. One of the soldiers carries a flame thrower. Japanese soldiers engaged in firefights with defenders. Americans surrendering. Views of tattoo on sailor. Barrage balloon aloft nearby.U.S. Army Major General George F. Moore conversing with Japanese Commander. Japanese Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma enters a hut and sits with members of his staff, opposite U.S. Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright, Major General Moore, and another officer, to discuss terms of surrender.
A sign reads 'US Navy Sub Section Base' and insignia of PT Squadron is seen. (The mosquito insignia design was created by Disney animation studio artists for the "Mosquito Fleet" of PT boats -- squadron RON 3 stationed in the Philippines). U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boat passing from repair dock. Man paints keel. A bridge and turret seen. United States flag seen. PT boat along the dock.
Foreign diplomats at the White House in Washington D.C., United States during World War II. Foreign Diplomats leave White House. Diplomats from left to right includes Canadian Minister to United States Leighton McCarthy, Chinese Foreign Minister T. U. Swong, Finance Minister of New Zealand Walter Nash, Australian Diplomat Owen Dixon, British Ambassador to United States Viscount Halifax, President of Philippine Commonwealth Manuel Quezon. Diplomats get into cars.
United States Navy Tambor-class submarine USS Trout (SS-202), returning from its second war patrol, unloads gold at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii during World War II. USS Trout (SS-202) comes alongside Omaha-class light cruiser USS Detroit (CL-8) at Pearl Harbor to unload a cargo of gold that she had evacuated from Corregidor in the Philippines. Captain and crew members on the deck of USS Trout submarine tied up alongside USS Detroit cruiser. High ranking officers on the deck of the submarine. Crew members work in the background. The crew members on the submarine transfer 20 tons of gold bars and bags of silver pesos from the hold of the sub to the USS Detroit. Each gold bar was worth $23,000 and each sack contained 1,000 silver pesos. The total value was near 10 million dollars.
Filipino soldiers (U.S. Army soldiers of Philippines descent) are trained in California, United States during World War II. Filipino soldiers march in a squad. The soldiers stand in formation. Cars parked in the foreground. The soldiers advance. They learn tactics of modern warfare. Aircraft in flight. The soldiers come out from foxholes and advance. The soldiers move on a grass field. Buildings in the background.