A training film on operations of U.S. forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. 24th Marines advance along a beach at the north end of the island. Medium tanks advance along with the troops. Firing and bombardment in the area. Aircraft in flight overhead, bombing the area. Smoke rises from the bombing. Heavy columns of black smoke rise. The troops advance, firing rifles. Debris in the area. Camouflage Island is secured by the troops.
Filipino military leader and former President of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo greets the Washington Corrals of the Military order of the Carabao in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. An informal garden party at the house of General Aguinaldo in Kawit on November 24, 1929. Guests at the party. The general poses with his granddaughters. The guests talk to each other at the party to greet the guest. General Aguinaldo poses with his family and Filipino friends.
Battle of Corregidor in Philippines during World War II. Japanese flag being hoisted in Corregidor after the surrender by United States forces in 1942. U.S. troops in Japanese prison camp. Wreckage after the battle. A map of Philippines. Allied invasion fleet underway at sea towards Corregidor. Naval guns and aircraft bombard the island. Explosions occur on the island. U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft in flight U.S. 503rd Air Regiment are aboard U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft. Paratroopers jump and descend. Paratroopers advance inland. U.S. Army 24th Division soldiers come ashore in landing crafts. Troops fight against the Japanese. Shells being loaded in artillery. Soldiers fire rifles.
Brief view of damage to Light Cruiser, USS Birmingham (CL-62) suffered while trying to aid Light Aircraft Carrier, USS Princeton (CVL-23) which burned and exploded from Japanese bombing, on Oct. 24, 1944, in World War 2. Scene shifts to United States sailors aboard a battle ship wearing Purple Heart medals awarded following Battles of Midway and Coral Sea. Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz, commander of U.S. Navy forces and General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. ground forces, look at a map on wall, and consult together. MacArthur holds his traditional corn cob pipe. Admiral Nimitz on battlefield inspection tour with Admiral William Halsey and Navy Secretary Frank Knox in Solomon Islands. American flag flutters at United States Base camp. President Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur meeting at CINCPAC headquarters. Nimitz points at a map on wall. Roosevelt and MacArthur having private conversation. Admiral Nimitz hands pointer to General MacArthur, who prepares to brief the President about the final invasion of Japan. Admiral Nimitz climbs over an obstacle and sits next to President Roosevelt. Outdoor scene on Hawaii, President Roosevelt seated and Admiral Nimitz and other officers standing in relaxed gathering.
Footballs match of Hanover (Indians) with the Eli (Bulldog) in New Haven, Connecticut. 70 000 football fans come to watch the game. Hanover Indians win the match against Bulldog with a score of 24-6. Captain MacLeod stars for the Big Green.
Scenes from game 7 of the World Series in 1934: Detroit Tigers, of Detroit, Michigan play against the St. Louis Cardinals from St. Louis, Missouri, at Navin Field in Detroit Michigan. The players include Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, Dizzy Dean and Joe "Ducky" Medwick. The players playing the game. Notable persons watching the game include: Henry Ford, son Edsel Ford, Will Rogers and R Judge Landis (Kenesaw Mountain Landis), the first Commissioner of Major League Baseball. A large crowd of spectators watch the game in the stadium. Fans throw pop bottles and fruit onto the field in the 6th inning of game 7 after Cardinals star Ducky Wucky Medwick slides into the Detroit 3rd baseman Marv Owen. Medwick is removed from the game by Commissioner Landis. St. Louis Cardinals with its infamous "Gashouse Gang" win the game and the series. From a "25 years ago today" retrospective in a UN newsreel, dated September 24, 1959.
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