United States General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sign during surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay following the surrender of Japan in World War II. General MacArthur and Admiral Halsey talk at right. Japanese delegate signs surrender document. Russian officer, Australian or British officer, French officer, and other Allied representatives sign in succession. Japanese delegates sign in succession. Too many photographers in background. (World War II period).
Lieutenant W R Hoffman, 63 Squadron, 56 Fighter Group, United States 8th Air Force, shoots at German FW-190 Aircraft in World War 2.
Hollywood celebrities Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, and Marie Dressler ride in horse-drawn carriages in a military parade to launch the Third Liberty Loan Drive, in Washington DC. United States Army troops parade behind them. Policemen on bicycles, accompany them. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks of Pennsylvania Avenue to watch. The U.S. Capitol can be seen in the far background. The parade turns left on 14th Street. Change of scene shows the four celebrities mobbed by fans, on the street. Fairbanks and Chaplin wave their hats. All shake hands with enthusiastic spectators. Next, Douglas Fairbanks is seen standing above the crowd encouraging them to buy Liberty Bonds. Closeup of Mary Pickford in the crowd. Marie Dressler is seen above the crowd adding her encouragement for Liberty Bond sales. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Navy sailors parade along Pennsylvania Avenue to launch the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in Washington DC. The U.S. Capitol is seen clearly in the background. A tall sign is seen above the skyline, advertising Kelly Springfield tires. The parade continues past the Post Office Building on the South and the Willard Hotel to the North, and turns North on 14th Street, with a huge brass band playing near the front. A few people ride in a bus festooned with flags and signs reading "Fourth Liberty Loan" and "Buy Your Bond Today." Marchers are seen passing the State, War,and Navy Building, (Old Executive Office Building) at Pennsylvania and 17th Street. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
General Eisenhower, Allied commander in Sicily and General Patton of U.S. 7th Army, talking in Sicily, Italy, during World War 2. British General Montgomery, steps down a plane. He shakes hand with U.S. Lieutenant General George S. Patton. Two hundred thousand Axis prisoners of war, mostly Italian, are assembled and board ships for POW camps in Africa, Britain, and the United States.
Communist and women’s groups participate in revenge riots outside New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). Police raids meeting and arrest the women protesters.
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