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General Henry Harley Arnold, Army Air Force and 20th Bomber Command, addresses troops in Tinian Island, Marianas Island.

1st Anniversary of Japan Bombing celebrated in Tinian Island, Marianas Island. Commanding General Henry Harley 'Hap' Arnold, Army Air Force and 20th Bomber Command, addresses troops. He comes down from the stage, boards a jeep and heads for the ceremony. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, June 15
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026708
General Henry Arnold with Roger Ramey, Barney Giles and Alva Harvey in position for ceremony in Tinian Island, Marianas Island.

1st Anniversary of Japan Bombing celebrated on Tinian Island, Marianas Island. Commanding General Henry Harley 'Hap' Arnold, Army Air Force and 20th Bomber Command arrives for the ceremony. Roger Ramey, Barney Giles and Colonel Alva Harvey in position for ceremony. General Arnold stands and looks at medal in his hand. He pins medals on troops uniform. Troop salutes the General. Arnold addresses troops. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, June 15
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026709
General Henry Arnold pins medals on 58th bombing wing troop's uniform in Tinian Island, Marianas Island.

1st Anniversary of Japan Bombing celebrated in Tinian Island, Marianas Island. Commanding General Henry Harley 'Hap' Arnold, Army Air Force and 20th Bomber Command arrives for the ceremony. Four 58th bombing wing troops stand aligned to receive award. General Arnold looks at medal in his hand. He pins the medals on troop's uniform. Troop salutes the General. Arnold addresses troops. General get on army jeep and leaves. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, June 15
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026710
American Prisoners rescued from Japanese prison camp near Cabantuan City, during World War II, arrive at 92nd Evacuation Hospital, in Guimba, Luzon, Phillipines

American prisoners rescued from the Japanese prison camp near Cabantuan City, Philippines, near the end of World War 2, arrive at the 92nd Evacuation Hospital, in Guimba, Luzon. Opening scene shows some less able to walk, in a straw lined bamboo cart. Behind them Filipino youths are seen. Some former prisoners,who are stronger, walk amongst their rescuers and local Filipinos. (The rescue was accomplished by 121 members of the 6th Ranger Battalion and 286 Filipino guerrillas and Scouts.) Sequence contains many scenes of freed prisoners posing for the camera, smoking cigarettes, resting on the grass, and siting on log benches. One is carried from the porch of a building, on a stretcher. Several relax on rustic chairs. Closeups of some, including Colonel James Duckworth with his arm in a sling. One hobbles with help of a makeshift cane. Freed prisoners open packages containing cigarettes and treats. A full Colonel, in perfect uniform, and steel helmet (possibly commander of 75th Ranger Regiment) speaks with one of the 6th Battalion members. Freed prisoners relaxing and smoking cigarettes. Lieutenant Colonel ‎Henry Mucci (with moustache) who accompanied the mission, conversing with Battalion members.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026770
U.S. Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino Guerrillas rescue Allied POWs from Japanese Cabanatuan World War II prison camp

Scenes from the successful World War 2 Mission that rescued more than 500 Allied prisoners of war from the Japanese prison camp near Cabanatuan, Luzon, the Philippines. U.S. soldiers of the 6th Ranger Battalion are seen as they leave their transport trucks, check their weapons and commence their 30 mile trek to the camp. They start down a dusty trail. In view from a hill, above, they are seen fording some streams,. One Ranger looks up and waves his hat at the camera, but all the others keep moving without distraction. The scene shifts to the next day, after the successful rescue of the prisoners. Alamo Scouts, Filipino Guerrillas, and U.S. Rangers mingle with rescued prisoners. Some of the rescued sit in carabao carts provided by local villagers. Former prisoners are interviewed by Rangers, who make notes of their accounts. Several Army ambulances are parked at the site. Some Filipino women and children are seen, around the edge of the gathering. A Ranger helps one former POW to a carabao cart. During all this post-mission activity, beginning at TC: 02:28, the mission commander, Colonel Henry Andrews Mucci, is seen debriefing others around him, and referring to a map and gesturing with a pen, as he does so. He has a growth of beard and mustache, and wears a "booney" hat. View of rescued prisoners resting near a large haystack. A medic seen in midst of others, some of whom sit in carabao carts.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 4 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026771
U.S. soldiers of 6th Ranger release prisoners and take them in truck, Cebu, Philippines Island.

Release of United States prisoners from Cebu in Philippines Islands. United States soldiers of 6th Rangers cross stream. A group of Filipino Guerrillas accompanies them. They proceed through high grass. Released prisoner. Prisoners in truck. They walk along road. Prisoners sit besides road. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026772