The invasion of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands by U.S. soldiers during World War II. Soldiers of the 31st Division on the deck of a Landing Ship Tank (LST) off the coast of the island. The soldiers eat food from mess kits. Other soldiers clean carbines.
The invasion of Mindanao, Philippines by United States Army soldiers during World War II. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) at a beach. Bulldozers are unloaded from the LST. Soldiers watch.
The invasion of Mindanao in the Philippines by United States Army soldiers during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) and Liberty ships underway at sea off the coast of the island. Vehicles, soldiers, and equipment on the deck of an LST. The convoy heads for Mindanao.
General Tomoyuki Yamashita stands for trial in Manila, Philippines. Former Japanese Commander General Yamashita charged for several war crimes in World War II. Filipino spectators are searched before entering the court. General Yamashita in the court. American and Japanese flag on stage. Dignitaries on stage. Major General Russel Burton Reynolds opens the session. A Filipino woman swears an oath as a witness. Army prosecutor brings witnesses. A 10-year-old Filipina girl testifies that she was bayoneted in the arm and the back. Filipino businessman Francisco Lopez talks about the crimes done by the Japanese forces during the Battle of Manila.
Release of United States prisoners from Cebu in Philippines Islands. United States soldiers of 6th Rangers cross stream. A group of Filipino Guerrillas accompanies them. They proceed through high grass. Released prisoner. Prisoners in truck. They walk along road. Prisoners sit besides road. (World War II period).
United States military forces on Nasugbu beach, Philippines Islands. Soldiers of the 6th ranger Battalion with artillery piece. Smoke rises from artillery striking shore across body of water. U.S. soldiers moving along dirt road as some pick up their packs and gear from under a tree and moving out with the rest. U.S. intelligence officer interviews Mrs Betty Santa Maria, a Spanish Citizen who had been permitted by Japanese to leave Manila and come to Nasugbu, several weeks earlier. Partly disassembled Piper L-4 Grasshopper Liaison airplane on truck crosses small bridge. Soldiers inspect wreckage of a Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" in a grassy field. Another Piper L-4 being transported on a truck. A landing ship in the background.