U.S. troops enter the town of Carigara on the Philippine Islands. A line of half tracks enters the town. Dust fills the area. A group of Filipino guerrillas enters the town. A line of GIs enter the town. A battery of three U.S. field artillery pieces fires at Japanese positions. The soldiers stand near artillery pieces. (World War II period).
USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts arrives in Belfast, Ireland. The ship near the pier. A P-47 is lowered on the dock by a crane. A tractor tows the P-47 from the dock. The crane is unhooked from the plane by an airman. P-47s on a field.
Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by U.S. forces during World War II. A U.S. BB (battleship) shells the beach. Mount Surabachi being attacked by shell fire. Smoke rising from Iwo Jima island.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands near the end of World War II. Liberated Allied Soldiers and officers gather outside a prison camp building. They listen to a radio broadcast. An officer tunes the radio. The progress of soldiers is followed by a pencil on a map. Officers and repatriated prisoners listen to the radio. The radio set is made from stolen parts from a Japanese radio set. The soliders demonstrate how the radio equipment is packed up and was kept in the bottom of a stool to keep it hidden from discovery by Japanese guards. The maker of the radio, Lieutenant Hutchinson, is seated on the stool and chats with a soldier.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. An officer seated in a chair. Two U.S. Army soldiers kneel beside the officer. The officer takes money out of his prosthetic artificial leg. He reads a note taken out of the leg prosthesis.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. Liberated prisoners stand in a chow line. Men leave the line with food trays. Buildings in the area. People moving about in the area. A man walks with the help of crutches. A man cooks food. Fighter aircraft in formation flight overhead. Exterior of a building. A sign board reads: 'Los Angeles City Limits'. A group of ex-prisoners at the entrance of the building. Food is dished out from a large pot. Soldiers and repatriated prisoners in a chow line.
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