Australian prisoners of war rescued by USS Sealion (SS-315) and USS Pampanito (SS-383) after sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese prison ship carrying them at sea near the Philippines, during World War II. Rescue team members on the deck of the submarine. They help the survivors aboard the ship. Crew members remove the fuel oil from the body of survivor.
Australian prisoners of war rescued at sea near the Philippines by crews of USS Sealion (SS-315) and USS Pampanito (SS-383) submarines during World War II. The survivors had been aboard the Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese prison ship that was sunk by U.S. forces (including the Sealion and Pampanito). Crew members on deck of the submarine. Other crew members in the sea assisting the survivors who cling to wrecked parts of the ship. Survivors adrift with life belt. Crew members pull them aboard. Exhausted survivors on the deck are covered with fuel oil. Crew members clean off the fuel oil.
Third Winter Campaign of Korean War. United States soldiers in a snow covered area, Korea. Smoke arises from firing in the background. American artillery crew fires a heavy gun. A Chinese prisoner is processed by an Ethiopian officer who affixes a "Prisoner of War" tag on him. He is then questioned for possible intelligence information. A USO show is staged at the ' The Bulldozer Bowl' for the troops. Artists perform on the stage. Soldiers applaud. A chaplain conducts religious worship service for troops. Tanks and tents are seen as American troops prepare to launch an offensive. They service and repair tanks and equipment. White and African American soldier service a machine gun. The attack is initiated by a barrage of rockets fired from U.S. rocket launchers. Tanks and troops move out on the offensive.
U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of Bulge in the Western Front of World War 2. A map points Belgium, Germany and France. United States Army soldiers move forward in snow on the front. They pass through the Ardennes. Scenes of U.S. and German soldiers. Snow and ice covered forest. American soldiers on tanks and half-track vehicles. U.S. troops cross the Rhine River over a captured bridge at Remagen. The 1st. Division continues to move through Germany all the way to Czechoslovakia. German soldiers load up into trucks at war's end. Soldiers smoke, talk and rest. A soldier talks on phone. Quick scene from Nuremberg trials.
People of Wilmington Ohio including hundreds of children collect scrap aluminum metal for the War cause during ration effort for World War 2. Small boy throws metal cup toward three Boy Scouts in truck loaded with scrap metal. Scrap metal deposited under banner saying "ALUMINUM FOR DEFENSE". Boy Scouts pose for camera with scrap metal in hands. They add scraps to collected pile.
American soldiers of 7th Division, 184th Infantry Regiment, Company-B, march past civilians standing on curbs of streets inf Kyongsong (Seoul) in South Korea, at the end of World War 2. Japanese policemen herd civilians onto curb.where they wait to view the parade. Two men hoist Korean National Flag on top of a building.American and Korean flags flutter on masts atop a tower. (World War II period).
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