Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and United States Vice President Richard Nixon visit Corregidor, Philippines. A BA banner to welcome Nixon. Richard Nixon and President Magsaysay emerge from the Malinta Tunnel in Corregidor. They inspect a Battery Way, a 12-inch coastal defense mortar mounted on a rotating barbette carriage. A guide accompanies President Magsaysay and Nixon. Nixon’s straw hat reads “BPS Sta. Maria”. A Filipino boy wearing a Corregidor Island t-shirt waves a small flag. Filipino children play. Nixon and others walk along a pier. A ship at the pier in the background. Ramon Magsaysay’s straw hat is blown by the wind. A Philippine Military personnel catches the president’s hat and returns it. A line of Filipino children, some in military costumes, wave Philippine flags to welcome President Magsaysay and Vice President Nixon. A welcome sign reads “Mabuhay U.S. Vice President Nixon & Party”. Nixon’s wife Pat Nixon and others talk to a group of children. Magsaysay and Nixon shake hands with children.
U.S. and Philippine dignitaries visit Corregidor Island, Philippines. Philippine and American women seated aboard a launch off the coast of Corregidor. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay talk on the deck. The shoreline of Corregidor as seen from the launch.
A U.S. air attack on Okinawa, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft from U.S. Navy ship USS Yorktown (CV-10) attack Okinawa. An aerial view of the air attack. Japanese ships underway at sea. The aircraft in flight over the target area. Aerial and gun camera views as aircraft drop bombs and strafe the Japanese fleet. Smoke rises as the ships explode due to the bombardment. Splashes in the water. The aircraft bombard the city area on the island. Smoke rises due to bombardment in the city.
Japanese occupation of Philippines following Japanese troop invasion during World War II. Trees in jungle area. A Japanese soldier climbs to a treetop observation post. Mountains are also seen. Japanese bomber airplanes fly in formation over Corregidor Island. A high-altitude view of Corregidor, Manila, and surrounding areas.
The Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II. A map of Corregidor Island. The map shows United States Army positions and the mission of each Japanese unit. Panorama of destroyed trees and installations. A sunken ship in Manila Bay. Damaged U.S. forts in Corregidor.
M4 Sherman tanks of the U.S. Army 1st. Platoon, A Company, 710th Tank Battalion provide fire support to Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, at Horseshoe Valley in Peleliu Island, Palau during World War 2. View from Marine position overlooking the valley, as M4 tanks slowly move through the valley battleground. The tanks are accompanied by Marine infantry. Explosions and smoke rise from hillsides as shells fired by tanks (unseen) explode. View from behind Marines watching the explosions. Glimpse of an M4 Sherman tank with name, "Honey Rose" on its side. Camera pans over smoke rising from shelling. Brief closer view of tanks moving slowly in the valley and firing their guns. Infantry moving beside and behind a tank. Three tanks together firing their guns. More explosions and smoke in the hillsides. Closer view of tanks. Another view of the three tanks firing together. (Note: Reportedly, the tank named "Honey Rose" was driven by Sergeant James A. "Jack" dayton, Jr. of Wheeling, West Virginia, who named the tank after his wife, "Rose." It was later struck by a Japanese anti-tank round that killed their machine gunner.The rest of the crew left the crippled tank with minor injuries.)
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