Filipino President Sergio Osmeña y Suico seated at a desk in his office. Past events show President Manuel Luis Quezon who died in the United States. A map on a wall. Soldiers march. Vehicles passing on a street. (World War II period).
Flashes from Naval guns firing at night, during bombardment of Corregidor, during World War 2. Flare persists in the dark. Large explosion with fire and smoke in the night.
Japanese Zeke fighter aircraft (Misubishi A6M Zero) strafes USS Sangamon (CVE-26) and bullets splash in water. Destroyer underway and flak bursts in air. USS Sangamon underway and Japanese plane burns in waters of the Leyte Gulf in background. Other vessels in Task Unit 77.4.1 ("Taffy 1") seen in the footage. Shortly before the Battle of Leyte Gulf. (World War II period).
Plane handlers lounge on flight deck of USS Sangamon (CVE-26) and eat ice cream. U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Trathen (DD-530) approaches and transfers wounded Japanese fighter pilot to USS Sangamon (CVE-26) via breeches buoy. (The guns of the USS Trathen had shot his plane down). Japanese pilot received on USS Sangamon and transferred to stretcher.
Entertainment for children of Allied nations, who are internees (prisoners) at University of Santo Tomas, Manila internment camp operated by Japan in World War 2. Children sit on chairs to watch a puppet show at a Christmas party in the Civilian internment camp in Manila. Children dance on stage. Sign in background of stage reads "College of Education, Junior Normal Training Department."
World War 2 interview in Manila with a released male internee, Stanley Kingsbury, of the Los Baños camp following its liberation from the Japanese by U.S. and Filipino forces the month before (13 days before the interview). A microphone is set on a tripod stand for the interview. An interviewer is present. He introduces Stanley Kingsbury. Mr. Kingsbury (possibly Mr Kingsley?) describes twice daily roll-call operations in the camp and that it was announced there would be no role-call that day, and that the internees knew something was different. He talks about hearing a drone sound later in the day and trying to interpret what it meant (on his 1144th day in camp). He recounts seeing planes flying very low, and a white sheet dropping out of a plane and realizing suddenly that there are many paratroopers jumping out. He says they lay down on the barracks floor during the firefight that ensued between the Allied forces and the Japanese. U.S. GI's came in and told the internees to evacuate and that they could only take a few things and had to leave immediately. They rolled down to the shores of Laguna de Bay nearby where they came under fire from a Japanese machine gun nest that was subsequently taken out. He relates all the internees crossing the lake to safety under well armed escort. He expresses how delighted he is to be free again. (World War II period).