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King George V visits the British hospital ship HMHS Plassy during World War I

King George V of Great Britain visits the Royal Navy's Hospital ship, HMHS Plassy, at Scapa Flow, in the Orkneys, on June 23, 1917, during World War 1. The original Lascar (Asian) crew of the P&O (Peninsular and Oriental) ship , is seen lined up, in whites, on the deck of the Hospital ship, as King George walks past them, slowly ,accompanied by captain, Edward de Walrond Wells Bruce, and officers of the ship's company. On another deck, the King and his party stop to greet the uniformed medical staff, including nurses. An aide introduces each medical staff person by name, and the King shakes hands with each and converses briefly with some. The King visits wounded in the ship's medical ward. He converses with one patient, before proceeding to visit others.

Location: Orkney Islands
Date: 1917, June 23
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049922
War scenes during Battle of Tarawa, World War II.

War scenes during Battle of Tarawa. U.S. Marines Corp with hand grenades and bayonets. Camouflaged soldiers hiding in the fox hole and conversing over phone. Smoke arises due to fire. Scenes of U.S. soldiers with snipers and Japanese defending the attack. U.S. troops advancing amidst rubble and firing flame throwers and grenades while dead bodies lie near them. Soldiers firing from behind logs of wood.

Location: Gilbert Islands
Date: 1943, November 25
Duration: 5 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023682
Loss of life during Battle of Tarawa, World War II.

High casualties occur in Battle of Tarawa. Dead bodies of soldiers lie amidst wreckage. U.S. Marine feeds a cat under damaged tank and advances towards Japanese pill box. Stripped Japanese is marched in by U.S. soldiers. U.S. soldiers view a damaged plane.

Location: Gilbert Islands
Date: 1943, November 25
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023683
Korean workers during Battle of Tarawa, World War II.

Korean workers standing amongst U.S. Marines. Japanese twin mount gun is seen. Marines crawls and advances on dugout.

Location: Gilbert Islands
Date: 1943, November 25
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023685
Japanese soldiers surrender to U.S. Marines in Palau during World War II.

Allied forces in Palau during World War II. A mortar crew loads shells and fires at Japanese positions. The Japanese come forward to surrender to U.S. Marines. A Japanese walks up to a cave to request surrender from fellow Japanese. Japanese soldiers surrender. A pill box explodes as smoke rises.

Location: Palau Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057688
American soldiers escaped and rescued from Japanese prison camp speak about their experiences at the camp in Philippines

A representative of Prisoners War Branch,an MIS-X officer interviews American soldiers who escaped from Japan's 10-A prison camp in Palawan,Philippines, and then were rescued by U.S. forces during World War II. Private first class Eugene Nielson tells how he was captured soon after the fall of Pearl Harbor. He also speaks about food, medical facilities and living conditions at Japanese camp in Palawan. Corporal William J.Balchus shares his experiences about the life at the prison camp.

Location: Morotai Island
Date: 1945
Duration: 7 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037625
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