U.S. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers are ready for jumping for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Interior of United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrains. Paratroopers wearing military gear are seated and are ready for a jump. A pilot and a copilot at the controls in a cockpit. The paratroopers put on their helmets and line up at the door ready for the jump.
Japanese forces fire artillery at Corregidor Island, the Philippines during World War II. Smoke rising from Corregidor under bombardment. Japanese troops land on Corregidor, the Philippines, on May 5 1942. A soldier watches enemies' action through binoculars. Soldiers fire artillery in the field. General Wainwright surrenders. He sits with other officers and Japanese officers and discusses. Japanese soldiers lower the American flag. Japanese troops Banzai cheer and celebrate their victory. They raise the Japanese flag. Captured Americans and Filipino prisoners of war departing Mariveles during the Bataan Death March, under Japanese guard. Map shows Japanese targets for invasion in other areas like Malay, Borneo, and New Guinea. Close up view of Japanese soldier's face. Briefing documents labeled Secret are opened and reviewed. Airplanes on the ground. U.S. And Australian troops march in Australia. Animated globe shows different countries. View of armament and artillery production factory operation in the United States supplying war materiel. Close up views of faces of war production workers. Animation and models show a supply line through which supplies are transferred to Australia. Lockheed P-38 Lightning wrapped in camouflage is lowered onto a transport ship deck. U.S. Army tank loaded onto ship and American troops go ashore in Australia. United States planes bomb and sink Japanese ships in the Bismarck Sea on March 2, 1943. View of American machine gunner firing machine gun from aircraft in flight toward enemy Japanese ships. Cockpit point of view shot out of American aircraft as it bombs and strafes Japanese ship. Bombs away view as U.S. aircraft release bombs. Smoke rises from the burning Japanese ships. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz meet and discuss strategy and review maps. Animation shows different potential routes for American forces to return to the Philippines.
U.S. sailors stand on deck of a U.S. cruiser and look at the Light Cruiser, USS Denver (CL-58),sitting closer to the shore. Another sailor, smoking a pipe, sits on deck with triple guns of the cruiser seen behind him. A sailor approaches and speaks with him. Two sailors play backgammon on deck. Several sailors drink coffee. The superstructure of the cruiser, in camouflage paint, visible behind them. A sailor, performing duties on deck,in front of a triple gun turret, turns a large wheel. Several vessels moving in the area. Closeup of the USS Denver, in camouflage. officers on deck with the Denver in near background. Brief view of Corregidor Island. A line of U.S. Cruisers making way (including the USS Denver). Several destroyers. Warships in open formation. A destroyer in camouflage. Corregidor Island. A Benson class destroyer.
The invasion of the Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Ships and landing craft underway at sea. United States Army General Douglas MacArthur shake hands with Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. President Quezon speaking with General MacArthur. A car exits a tunnel in Corregidor Island. Artillery shells in an underground storeroom. A fire control room in Corregidor Island. Soldiers walk inside a building. They discuss amongst themselves. United States and Filipino soldiers defending Corregidor Island from Japanese forces. United States prisoners of war walk along a field. The soldiers load and fire a United States Army disappearing gun.
U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers in a large number on Mindoro island. They put on parachute packs. Other crew men assist them in putting on the parachute packs.
U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers on Mindoro island. They clean weapons. A paratrooper puts on a parachute pack. A crewman helps him and other crewmen look at him. The paratroopers adjust their equipment.
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