The U.S. Army in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War 2. A group of officers of airborne infantry having a discussion at a sand table on a beach. The sand table depicts Tagaytay Ridge. Airborne troopers parachutes and equipment. Soldiers in a group being briefed. Potable water in cans. Rations and ammunition boxes stacked in piles. (Note: The sand table image is Tagaytay Ridge, located south of Manila where a road links it further south to where the U.S. Navy ferried a contingent of troops at Nasugbu beach in Batangas.)
The U.S. Army in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. A group of infantrymen swim. A Filipino native gives a haircut to a GI. A GI cleans a rifle in front of a tent. GIs relax in the camp area. Soldiers look at and discuss a map while kneeling on the ground. A long column of infantrymen, with 3 abreast in each row, walks along a beach.
The U.S. Army in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. A group of infantrymen unpacks a 75 mm howitzer from boxes. They assemble the howitzer after unpacking. The soldiers charge forward. The group is briefed at a sand table on a beach.
The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. A group of paratroop infantrymen around a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. The paratroopers set equipment to get aboard the aircraft. They board the aircraft. The paratroopers jump off the aircraft over Luzon. They descend with the help of parachutes. An aircraft in flight. The paratroopers look out of the window of the aircraft. They jump off the aircraft and descend over Manila, Philippines. A C-47 aircraft taxis on a runway past parked C-47s. A C-47 Skytrain in flight as seen from another aircraft.
The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. Paratroop infantrymen try on parachutes and adjust them. They prepare equipment waiting to board an aircraft. Paratroopers pick up equipment from long tables. A group of paratroopers with packs and equipment besides a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft. They adjust their equipment and parachutes. The paratroopers walk towards the aircraft in a line and board it. A line of parked C-47 military transport aircraft on either side of a road. Aircraft in flight towards a water body as seen from an aircraft. Paratroopers jump off the aircraft and descend near Manila.
The United States Army in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Equipment is loaded into a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. Airmen pick equipment and load it into the aircraft.
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