A training film about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. Animated map of Betio island depicts different beaches assigned to different Marine Battalions. Marines in Landing Vehicle Tracked head for a beach. Smoke rises from the coast due to bombing. Aircraft in flight as they provide an air cover. The Marines on the beach.
Japanese troops win the Battle of Corregidor during World War II. Japanese soldiers fire machine guns at American positions in Corregidor, Philippines. Japanese troops advance on foot. Japanese planes in flight. A rail road train pulls up. Soldiers fire guns during jungle warfare. Knee mortars and rifles being fired at Bataan and Japanese soldiers advance further into the island. Japanese soldiers celebrate their victory with a Banzai in the Battle of Corregidor after Americans surrender.
Japanese troops win the Battle of Corregidor during World War II. United States General Johnathan Matthew Wainwright and other Japanese officers at a surrender conference. Officers discuss the terms of surrender. Japanese soldiers march in compound of a building. Soldiers on top of a watch tower. Japanese troops lower an American flag and Japanese flag being raised after they capture the island of Corregidor.
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.
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.
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