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An American soldier recounts his experience as a prisoner of war in Manila, Philippines (WW2)

An American soldier named Gene Kneebone from Grass Valley City, California being interviewed in Manila, Philippines. Kneebone recounts his experience as prisoner by Japanese forces in World War II during the interview. He states how he was beaten up at military police headquarters after two of his friends escaped from the Japanese prison camp.

Date: 1945, February 19
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038474
American couple, the Zimmermans, with orphans of war who have been adopted by them in Manila,Philippines

An American couple, Mr and Mrs Donald Zimmerman, from Yorba Linda California, with orphans of World War II, Dennis and Garnet Morris (or Mars), who have been adopted by them in Manila,Philippines after their father was imprisoned by the Japanese and their mother died in a prison camp. The couple states that they plan to take the children to their grandparents in Seattle Washington.

Date: 1945, February 19
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038479
FJ-3 aircrafts being loaded with Sidewinder missile on board USS Bonhomme Richard

United States Navy FJ-3 aircraft being towed by a yellow tractor up the deck of USS Bonhomme Richard (CV-31) in waters off coast of California. The aircraft is from Navy Squadron VF-211 (Red Checkertails). It carries tail code "G" of Carrier Group 21. Ordnance men load Sidewinder missile on underside of wings of FJ-3 aircraft. A man polishes nose of the missile as another man conducts flashlight test check on the nose. The FJ-3 aircraft is catapulted from the carrier.

Date: 1956, June 21
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038508
U.S. Navy ships ablaze and smoking after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy Arizona battle ship. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.

Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038761
View of U.S. Ships smoking and destroyed in Pearl Harbor following attack by Japanese

Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy battle ship West Virginia. A boat moves across as thick smoke rises from the coast. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.

Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038762
Story of Cuban missile crisis in the month of October.

Documentary "One Week in October." Aerial views of Russian missiles in Cuba. Columbus day parade with marching bands, Boy Scouts, troops. Brief excerpt from 1962 World Series Baseball game with New York Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry delivering to Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants, who hits a ball to the deep left corner that is caught. March of Dimes annual poster girl. Jackie Kennedy with children of foreign diplomats. Fireworks in Uganda celebrating its independence. View of Vatican Palace and a candlelight vigil. President John Kennedy with Ahmed Ben Bella, Premier of Algeria. Ben Bella is then seen with Cuban leader Castro who receives him in Cuba. U.S. moon rocket launch. Scientists in America reviewing designs for fallout shelters during Cold War, and visiting banks, stores, and municipal buildings and garages to assess them for worthiness as bomb fallout shelters. Views of various types of fallout shelters. Food, water drums, medical and sanitation supplies bound for civic fallout shelters are seen rolling off of assembly lines and being boxed. Radiological monitoring equipment on an assembly line. A woman packages a geiger counter into a box. Then the fallout shelter supplies are seen transported by rail to defense department warehouses for distribution by local authorities to Community Fallout Shelters. View of moving train seen from above and from sideview. View of new fallout shelter signs being mounted at fallout shelters. Forklifts working at Naval Supply Center Oakland in California to arrange supplies for shelters. View of American Legion meeting where former President Harry Truman makes a speech. Former President Eisenhower gives a speech in Connecticut endorsing some candidates. Air Force helicopter flies overhead and then seen landing on White House lawn. Beaches of Cuba. Marches in Cuba. Historic view of soldiers marching beside monument to Battleship Maine in Havana. Crane atop monument as a wing is cut off; scenes of destruction of monument to Battleship Maine in Havana. Fidel Castro and Che Guevara marching into Havana in 1959 with cheering throngs after succeeding in revolt against Batista. Fidel Castro and Soviet leader Khrushchev greeting one another at United Nations in 1961. Soviet deputy premier Anastas Mikoyin greeted by Castro and crowd at Havana airport in 1960. Trade agreement between Cuba and Havana signed. Soviet Russian cargo ships on way to Havana. Cuban refugees in small boats being rescued by U.S. Coast Guard. Views of military specialists examining films of aerial views of suspected missile installations in Cuba. U.S. military mobilization for possible war. Strategic Air Command begins dispersing aircraft to possible needed locations. B-52 Stratofortress aircraft takes off. Badge on plane: "Anywhere. Anytime." Destroyer USS Strong, DD-758, making way in heavy seas. An American Aircraft Carrier underway in the distance. Polaris submarine on surface. Officers of STRAC or Strategic Army Corps seen meeting after being assigned to the new command of U.S. Forces Atlantic. Alerted U.S Army units on training exercise to maintain combat readiness. American Army troops load into rear of transport plane . C-124 Globemaster taking off. Then a C-119 shortly after takeoff flying overhead. Then a MATS C-124 again is seen overhead. 1st Armored division tanks being loaded onto rail for transport from Fort Hood Texas to Fort Stewart Georgia.

Date: 1962
Duration: 11 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038963