U.S. prisoners of war freed after the Raid at Cabanatuan during World War II. United States prisoners and Filipino civilians are liberated from Cabanatuan Prison camp, Nueva Ecija. The liberated men march on a rice field in Nueva Ecija. Women and children watch them. Men seated in Jeeps and trucks moving past on the field. Liberated United States prisoners arrive in Guimba, Nueva Ecija where more Filipino civilians welcome them. The rescued prisoners arrive at the 92nd Evacuation Hospital where the main building displays a sign that reads “Guimba East Central School” (MQ5C+MRW, Barawid, Guimba, Nueva Ecija).
United States Army soldiers advance during Philippine invasion of Lingayen, Luzon, during World War II. A soldier sitting at a camp watch with binoculars. A U.S. Army Landing Ship Tanks (LST) is stationed near a beach with its cargo doors open. A soldier fills sandbag. A tank bulldozer pushes beach sand to make ramps up to the cargo doors of LST to offload other military equipment. 6X6 Army trucks loaded with soldiers drive out of LST doors on the ramps. Filipino men offload material and supplies from LST and load them onto the army trucks.
Battle of Corregidor in the Pacific Campaign of World War 2 in Philippines. U.S. Light Cruisers bombarding Corregidor Island. Smoke rising from numerous shell strikes. U.S. aircraft flying overhead toward the island. Bombs exploding in upper parts of hill on island. Smoke rising all along the shoreline. U.S. light cruisers bombarding the island, from close in. Closeup of St. Louis Class light cruiser firing on the island. A Cleveland Class light cruiser (with single stack) firing at the island.
Remains of Japanese ships bombed by U.S. forces in Coron Bay, Philippines, during World War 2. Several ships in harbor that have been partially sunk, settled in water. The superstructures of the ships. A merchant ship settled in water after being heavily damaged. Parts of superstructure are badly twisted and rusted. Bow of the ship sticking out of water.
Following victory over Japan in World War 2, a map shows the surrender of Japanese troops to Allied forces in different regions of Pacific Theater during World War II. On Cebu Island in the Philippines, U.S. 8th Army soldiers march several thousand Japanese prisoners along a road. Command of Japanese 34th Army hands over his saber. American soldiers gather piles of swords received in surrender from the Japanese forces. View of mist hanging over Governor's Palace (The Mansion) in Baguio Philippines. General Wainwright and General Percival arrive by car at the mansion. Japanese General Yamashita arrives next and enters the building. General Tomoyuki Yamashita signs surrender documents as General Wainwright and other Allied officers look on. General Yamashita is taken to New Bilibid prison and is seen being escorted into a prison cell.
The sea voyage of the victory ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. The ship underway in the Pacific ocean. Animated map locates Hawaiian Islands, Philippine Islands and Eniwetok. A man at the controls of the ship. Mountains in the foreground. Man flashes the blinker light for the purpose of signaling. Men watching other ships underway from the deck of the ship. A man watching through binoculars.