United States 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment of 38th Division at Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Philippines. Damaged buildings at Fort Drum. Platoon near Fort Drum, checks the results of demolition and fire. Guns in position at the fort. United states 1st Battalion disembarks from barge onto fort. Troops on the mast of the barge with American flag on a pole. The troops inspect the area and walk back on the barge. (World War II period).
Footage shot after United States battleships conclude bombardment of Japanese-held Fort Drum in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. Fortified Fort Drum is seen on El Fraile Island in Manila Bay, with large gun turrets clearly visible on its top. U.S. troops and engineers had gained access to air vents on the fort top deck, pumped in oil and gasoline, and set a timed fuse. Footage shows fused explosive detonating, followed by massive explosion and black smoke as the flammables ignite.
Footage taken from the ground as paratroopers of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment jump from C-47 aircraft over Japanese-held Philippine island fortress of Corregidor, in World War 2. White smoke issues from the ground, providing a drop target for C-47 transport aircraft approaching in trail formation. The first wave of paratroopers are seen jumping, with chutes opening. But they appear to be dropping high hill, making their relative height over the ground very small and leaving little chute opening time (even though the aircraft are maintaining a constant preplanned altitude during the run). A U.S. soldier is seen walking past the camera. Then parachutes are seen descending and dotting the landscape. Ruins of fortress buildings are in the background. C-47s continue flying in background. View from th ground of paratroopers descending directly overhead and landing in dangerously uneven rocky terrain. Two trooper bend over another who has been injured during the drop. Their chutes are still billowing. Closeup of an injured trooper being assisted by another. Troopers spilling chutes, gathering their gear and beginning to assemble. More C-47s flying overhead and more chutes seen descending. Some are dark colored. A trooper hitting hard on rocky ground. Several troopers sitting on the ground as one pulls on the risers of a chute to spill the air.
U.S. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers land for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Soldiers on Corregidor. They remove a Japanese mine. They carry and place it on the ground. Views of the mine and shells.
U.S. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers land for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers get out of their gear having once landed. Smoke in the background due to an explosion. The paratroopers take positions. Ground views of a parachutist landing. The parachute lands hard and the paratrooper gets injured.
Activities of U.S. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers in action after landing. Aircraft in flight. The paratroopers take up positions near wrecked barracks. They move forward. Discarded parachutes in the background.
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