Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, Commanding General of the U.S. Ninth Army in Western Europe, arrives by jeep and talks at length individually to several soldiers of the U.S. 35th Infantry Division (attached to the British 21st Army Group). Lt. Gen. Simpson is greeted by XVI Corps CG MG John B Anderson who escorts Simpson into XVI Corps Headquarters. Lt. Gen. Simpson and MG Anderson stand with British Army Generals including MG Lyne of British 7th Armored. Simpson then puts on coat and helmet. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lt. Gen. Simpson, Lt. Gen. Omar N Bradley come out of the Corps Headquarter building and enter a car.
Los Baños Internment Camp in Laguna, Philippines during World War II. Freed civilians from camp being loaded to move out from the liberated camp. Soldiers and local Filipino civilians in small banca boats. Burning barracks in camp. Internees move out. William Henry Donald, Australian newspaperman and former advisor of Chiang Kai-Shek, being interviewed by war correspondent Frank Smith of Chicago Times. Crowd of freed internees loading into LVTs (Landing vehicle tracked, also called Amtracs) of the 672nd Amphibious Battalion and driven out of the camp, headed for Mamatid, Cabuyao, Laguna.
Liberation of the Los Baños Internment Camp in Laguna, Philippines. A priest fallen in water from LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) being rescued by U.S. Army soldiers during liberation of the camp from Japanese forces in World War II. Soldiers help the internees including men, women, children, and Roman Catholic nuns get off the LVT. Crowd of freed internees on beach. Liberated internees loaded into the LVT (also called Amtracs) and trucks during evacuation.
General Douglas MacArthur walks through ruins of Manila. General MacArthur inspects several destroyed buildings. Army tanks seen in the background.
Men women and children at a Civilian internment camp during occupation by Japan. Picnic party on camp grounds at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. People indulge themselves in various activities like talking and reading books. Children play on the ground. A nun conducts school for small children.
Civilian internees from Allied countries including Americans, work in a vegetable garden at a Civilian internment camp operated by occupying Japan, at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, during World War 2. Sign says “Vegetable garden”. Various vegetables growing in a garden. A female internee planting seeds on soil. A woman picking from vines. Two men sitting in front of crops. A man and a woman walking together. Men and women use shovels to dig up soil. A man waters trays of seedlings. Several internees buy vegetables in market. Vegetables such as turnips, radishes, potatoes and other root crops on sale. Internees selling vegetables inside camp market. Children looking at vegetables for sale. Women picking leaves. A man distributes packages.
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