Former Japanese prison guards and liberated allied prisoners of war at a Japanese prison camp in Manchuria during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). The guards dig up Red Cross cartons intended for the prisoners. They were confiscated and buried by the Japanese. Soldiers stand with guns. A soldier plays guitar. A United States Army general speaks. Panoramic views of emaciated ex-prisoners. The liberated prisoners are loaded into transport planes. The airplane in flight.
Wrecked buildings and houses in Bastogne, Belgium from bombing during World War 2. German prisoners under guard clear debris and rubble, and dig out a building in wreckage. Trees in the background. Soldiers walk. Vehicles on street.
Soldiers stand near wrecked vehicles in Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. Road sign 'Bastogne', Provision of Luxembourg in Bastogne, Belgium. Wrecked vehicles on a field covered with snow. Trees in the background. Soldiers stand near the vehicles. Soldiers watch the severely damaged vehicles. Soldier tries to fix engine of a vehicle. A dead German paratrooper lay in the snow.
Fifteen children and bus driver drown in a lake, Chelan, Washington. People gather around the place. Crane lifts the wrecked bus from the lake. Divers under water. A child in his home with parents. Woman on bed. A woman reads newspaper. A girl sits. ( Note: Survivors of this tragedy are shown at the end. . In order of appearance, they are: Donnie Mack, Mrs. Glenna Brown, Mari Condon, Peggy Rice, and Ethel Keck. One other survivor, Bobby Watson, is not shown.)
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, CV-6, at the British port of Southampton during Operation Magic Carpet. U.S. soldiers ascend gang plank, loading onto ship as they embark on the return home voyage at the end of World War 2. The ship and the soldiers honored by the Lord Mayor of the city at the English port. Scenes from on board the ship during the transatlantic crossing back to America. Soldiers stand and walk on the open flight deck of the ship. They wave their hands. Soldiers with cups and trays receive food in ship galley. They eat food. Soldiers gathered on deck view sign on shore, "Welcome Home Well Done" as they approach New York harbor. Closeups of some smiling soldiers. Some women cheer and wave at ship as it docks in New York. Soldiers on board wave.
F C Crawford, Chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers addresses the nation from New York. He states that management-labor peace and full productivity can prevent inflation and raise living standards.
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