A USAAF B-17 bomber taxis in after landing at Vivigani Airfield on Goodenough Island in New Guinea. General MacArthur steps from the aircraft and is greeted by the American Air Base Commander. Closeup of General MacArthur. Next, a jeep carrying him and several others is seen from the rear as it drives over roads literally hacked from the jungles. Views of friendly native tribesmen, engaged by the Allies, carrying supplies toward the front. as Australian troops march along side them. View of rough water tumbling in a river and native bearers crossing it on a suspension bridge. View from above of long line of New Guinea native bearers moving along a path. Back at Vivigani Airfield , MacArthur greets some of the American fliers who have been attacking Japanese shipping from there. His B-17E, tail number 41-12633, ("Sally") is parked in the background. General MacArthur salutes and heads to his B-17 (that will take him to 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby). View of a USAAF B24 Liberator bomber taxiing on the airfield. Another B-24 (named "Connebb's Speciab" is being loaded with bombs. Crew of a B-24 getting briefed as they stand under the wing of their aircraft. A pilot sticking his head out of the cockpit window. A B-24 airborne after takeoff. View from B-24 of a Japanese ship in sea below. Gunners inside the B-24 strafing the ship as the B-24 flies low over it. Bombs dropping during the Aircraft' second pass over the Japanese ship. View of the bombs exploding at port and starboard of the ship. View of clouds and then interior of the B-24 as crew members converse on their way back to their base.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A U.S. submarine on surface. A U.S. Navy officer speaks to a man on the bridge of the submarine. An officer looks through a long glass and steps back on the bridge. Crew members aboard the submarine. Two officers converse on the bridge of the submarine. Crew member speaks. A man wearing a baseball cap backwards as he talks to another man. An officer wearing a visored cap. A bearded crew member.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A crew member on the watch bridge with a long glass to the man's right. USS Springer underway on the surface at sunset. Red sky and a man with binoculars silhouetted in the foreground. A crew member stands behind a small gun and looks out over water as sun sets in the background. The submarine underway on the surface during sun set.
Aftermath of Allied bombings in Tokyo, Japan during World War II. Bombed out outskirts of Tokyo. An American jeep drives past the debris. Two civilians push a hand cart in the foreground. A bombed out house and a sign on a post reads ' Tokyo'. In Tokyo, streetcars pass an intact building. A guard outside the Sakashita-mon gate on the grounds of the Imperial Palace. A man with a long beard in white clothes. Young Japanese womend in the middle of a street bow towards Sakashita-mon and the Emperor's residence.
Russian Commandant-General of the 107th Infantry Division General Bogdonov decorates U.S. officers in Protivin. Soldiers present arms as officers arrive. Orchestra plays music. Bushes in the background. General Bogdonov decorates U.S. officers attending banquet. U.S. Commandant-General of 5th Division Major General Albert E. Brown in turn decorates some of the Russian officers. Sign reads 'Long Live the American Army'. (World War II period).
U.S. Army exchange decorations with Russian Army in Protivin in World War II. Paintings of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Russian Commader-in-Chief Joseph Stalin, and U.S. President Harry S. Truman. A sign reads 'Long Live the American Army'. Russian Commandant-General of 107th Infantry Division General Bogdonov stands after decoration of U.S. officers. Czechoslovakian woman presents flowers to Russian and U.S. officers. U.S. Commandant-General of 5th Division Major General Albert E. Brown decorates Russian officers.
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