International Labor Conference in Philadelphia during World War II. Exterior of Temple University. A sign reads 'International Labour Conference'. People go into the building. Delegates from 40 nations at the conference. Walter Nash, of New Zealand, the new president of the ILO (International Labor Organization), talks about post war labor problems. Interpreters translate for delegates wearing headphones over their ears. Chinese delegates present. Next portion of clips shows funeral of U.S. Secretary of Navy, Frank Knox on May 1, 1944. The funeral procession along Constitution Avenue, Washington DC. Flag-draped coffin rests on a caisson pulled by horses. Elements of all the three Branches of the military services parade behind the coffin, including women in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) and WACs (Women's Army Corps). As the procession enters Arlington Cemetery, an honor guard of U.S. Navy admirals salute. Military pallbearers carry the casket to the burial site and an honor guard of sailors fire rifle salutes. Admiral Ernest King, Chief of Naval Operations, escorts widow, Mrs. Annie Reid Knox, from the scene.
Japanese aggression during the Second Sino-Japanese War leads China to enter World War II. Fighting in and around Nanking (Nanjing), China. Japanese soldiers advance forward. Chinese soldiers behind a wall load and fire artillery. The Japanese invade the city. Japanese soldiers move through rubbles. They celebrate after conquering the city. Japanese tanks and troops advance. Japanese atrocities as they rape the woman and torture and kill the civilians. Dead civilians on the streets. Japanese Emperor Hirohito gets off a plane and salutes. A Chinese man carries a dead body. A lady wails. Injured civilians in the hospitals and on the streets. Chinese people holding banners protest and demonstrate against the Japanese. A saying of Chiang Kai-shek and other Chinese men demonstrating against Japanese imperialism.
Air drops during World War II military operations in Burma. Supplies dropped over green hills and plains. Parachutes open as supplies descend. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Air views of the topography. Supplies descend to the ground. Aerial view as the parachutes open.
Air drops during military operations in Burma during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft flies over an air strip below. Green plains and hills. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Supplies dropped. Parachutes open as they descend. The C-47 in flight over hills. Tree covered hills. Air views of the topography.
Air drops during military operations in Burma in World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft flies over an air strip below. Shadow of the C-47 on the barren strip. Green plains and hills. USAAF roundel on the aircraft wing. Air views of the topography. Tree covered hills and plains. The aircraft in flight over clouds.
Air drops during military operations in Burma during World War II. Green plains and hills. U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. Crewman drops supplies from the rear hatch. USAAF roundel on the aircraft wing. Air views of the topography. C-47s in flight.
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