Gold and silver bars loaded onto U.S. 1st Cavalry Division trucks under supervision of U.S. soldiers. Basket full of coins comes out of an underground vault in Japan. The coins piled up. U.S. troops sort the coins in buckets and baskets. Coins are then weighed. (World War II period).
U.S. Army tank followed by a truck convoy passes by a road in Japan. Workers unload Japanese treasure (silver and gold bars) at a warehouse. U.S. Army soldier stands outside the warehouse and supervises the unloading operation. (World War II period).
Workers handle Japanese treasure at a warehouse in Tokyo, Japan. Workers and U.S. troops at the warehouse. U.S. troops supervise the operation. (World War II period).
Emperor Hirohito visits the grave of his father (Emperor Taisho) following the surrender of Japan at the end of World War 2. View of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Torii gate at the Musashi Imperial Graveyard (1833 Nagabusamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0824, Japan) in Nagabusa-machi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. Shinto priests waiting for Emperor Hirohito’s arrival. Emperor Hirohito, wearing a Western semi-civilian court dress, alights from his car and salutes. Shinto priests bow to Emperor Hirohito. Emperor Hirohito and other Japanese officials descend a set of stone stairs. Emperor Hirohito, now posthumously known as the Shōwa Emperor, leaves the Musashi Imperial Graveyard by car.
P-38 planes over German targets. U.S. Pilots destroy enemy targets by firing aircraft machine guns. A P-38 plane pilot contacts U.S. Air Force Base for crash landing. P-38 plane hits the surface and burns. Other P-38 plane contacts for emergency landing. Ground officers observe the burned P-38 plane. (World War II period).
Women's Army Corps (WAC) Sergeant in broadcasting studio for the Army Navy Screen Magazine feature called: "By Request." She holds a letter received from 43 American soldiers ("foxhole buddies") in New Guinea. They ask "By Request" to show them scenes from the University of Kentucky, where they trained, and some shots of Lexington, Kentucky. The program continues with motion pictures of the requested scenes, beginning with the Phoenix Hotel and a theater on the Lexington Main Street. Pedestrians on the side walk and cars parked by the roadside. Keith's Bar and Chop House. Bartenders and waitresses serve beer. A roller coaster, known as the Wildcat (after UK's mascot) at the Joyland amusement park, located on Paris Pike north of town. The University of Kentucky campus. GIs and women soldiers on campus. A sign for the University. Soldiers take pictures by the statue of James Patterson on campus. (Given the lack of foliage on the trees, this film was obviously taken sometime between November and March. ) (World War II period).
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