U.S. Army liaison mission over Malabang in the Philippines Islands, during World War 2. A jeep is being driven up to the 25th Liaison Squadron Stinson L-5 Sentinel, at Dansalan Airstrip. The aircraft is serial number 42-99146 "Gayle Ann" of the "Guinea Short Lines." The crew of the aircraft lay out an aerial photograph on the tail for briefing. Captain Kellet, with a pen in his hand, huddles over the horizontal stabilizer discussing the mission and photograph, with pilot Tech Sgt. Loyd Herbert Summers Jr. as Staff Sergeant Felter stands next to them. The officers board the aircraft. (As they do so, a man is seen in the background, riding a horse. He stops short of the airplane and dismounts Sgt. Peterson checks the gasoline and secures the cap. Captain Kellet aboard the aircraft, makes a radio call to the local control. The L-5 takes off from the airstrip. The aircraft in flight over Dansalan Airstrip. Aerial views of inhabited areas in the region. Aerial views of Camp Keithley Headquarters, 10th Military District. 42-99146 in flight being filmed by airplane flying in formation.
Filipino guerillas support the U.S. in Philippines during World War II. A building with trees around. U.S. flag on a pole. A guard with weapon at the entrance gate to the building. Filipino guerillas with back pack climbs up the steps to the building. Two guards on top of the steps. One of the Filipino guerillas with back pack approaches a U.S. officer, seated at a desk in an office, and salutes the officer and walks away. Another man hands over an envelope to the officer and walks away. The officer points on a map on the wall and talks to another officer. The officer, seated behind a desk, signs a document and hands it over to another officer.
U.S. officers in Philippines during World War II. A hut with thatched roof, in a field. An army jeep outside the hut. U.S. officers inside the hut. An officer talks on the radio equipment. Another officer seated beside him. Several pieces of equipment inside the hut. An officer speaks into a radio microphone. A radio antenna rotating in strong winds, outside.
Philippines Campaign in Philippines during World War II. A pictorial map showing the location of Langoan in Philippines. The bombs strike on Langoan on Celebes Island. A map showing the location of Samate. Bombs being dropped on Samate in New Guinea. A map showing the location of Boela. Bombs being dropped on Boela on Ceram Island. Smoke rise from explosions.
Philippines Campaign in Philippines during World War II. A pictorial map showing distance of 650 MI from Middleburg in New Guinea to Buayan in Philippines Island. U.S. Army men at work. Two U.S. officers on ground below an aircraft during inspection. A U.S. heavy bomber B-24 Liberator taxis and takes off. The B-24 in flight. The nose section of the aircraft. Other aircraft in flight. Bombs being dropped on target areas in Buayan in the Philippines Island. Smoke rises from explosions. Aerial views of inhabited areas in the Philippines Island. A wooded region in view. Paved ways in view on ground. A column of smoke rises from the bombarded areas
Philippines Campaign in Philippines during World War II. The U.S. invasion fleet underway at sea. The fleet shells the beach of Leyte. Smoke rising from the shelling. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Mitscher views the shelling. U.S. battleships in view. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Mitscher talking to each other. Smoke rises from the areas along the beach. Infantry aboard landing crafts reach the Leyte beach. The troops disembark the crafts and move towards the beach. The soldiers take their position. The soldiers with guns in prone position under cover of bushes. The soldiers advance among the trees in the beach.
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