The American nurses who served prisoners in Bataan, Philippines. The nurses stand in a line. U.S. Generals talk to them. A General gives them cards. The nurses cheer and look at the cards. A General awards the nurses. They all board a plane. (World War II period).
Liberated Allied prisoners of war in Rangoon, Burma during World War II. Exterior of a building. A flag on the flag pole at the top of the building. The prisoners march in the war damaged area. They carry a wounded on a stretcher. They walk near a harbor. Ships at the harbor. Houses in the background.
Bodies of dead American prisoners in Palawan, Philippines, victims of the Palawan Massacre of American POW by Japanese forces in December 1944 (World War II). A sign board reads: 'This area off limits to all personnel'. 'Remains of American prisoners of war'. Men exhume corpses in the area. They dig the graves. Exterior of a building. Recovered dead bodies of soldiers lying on the ground. Men sit nearby. A man searches the dead bodies.
Dead American prisoners recovered in Palawan, Philippines after the Palawan Massacre of American POW by their Japanese captors in December 1944. The remains of the prisoners who were burned alive. Remains of the prisoners in a trench. Men dig the trench and take out the remains. They hold a skull in hands and inspect it. (World War II period).
Japanese prisoners of war in Philippines during World War II. The captured Imperial Japanese Army soldiers stand in a stockade. Trees in the background. A United States soldier questions them while another stands on guard. Young and old Japanese prisoners of war are seen.
From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-2 (Jet Bomb 2) "Loon" based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface-to-surface missile. Technicians examine a scale model of the JB-2 missile. Air Force research and development of American type JB-2 missile, the first unmanned guided missile in America's arsenal. A JB-2 is launched from Santa Rosa Island, Florida. A rocket assists in take off. The rocket unit falls away immediately after JB-2 rises into the air. A control aircraft flies overhead showing JB-2 launchings at Eglin Field. JB-2 in flight. The JB-2 was sub-contracted by Republic: Airframe by Willys-Overland; Engine by Ford Motor Company, the IJ-15-1, which copied the German V-1's 900-lb. thrust Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet; Guidance by Jack and Heintz Company; Launch System by Monsanto; Rocket launch sleds by Northrop.. (World War II period).
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