U.S. prisoners of war being escorted back to American lines, by Rangers of the U.S. Army 6th Battalion, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas, after being freed from the Japanese prison at Cabanatuan, Philippines, in a daring raid behind Japanese lines, during World War 2. The rescuers stand with the freed prisoners. Some released prisoners march along and some prisoners ride in carabao carts. Trees in the area. Thatched huts in the background. Local women and children watch the liberated prisoners.
The invasion of the Philippines by Allied troops during World War II, liberating it from the Japanese. Aerial view of the city of Manila. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Houses and buildings in the city as seen from an aircraft flying low. A large building of a hospital marked with the Red Cross.
The invasion of the Philippines by Allied troops during World War II. Aerial view of the city of Manila. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Houses and buildings in the city. Bomb craters in an open field. A river and an air base. Airplanes take off from the air base.
Filipino civilians evacuate after the invasion of Manila, Philippines by Allied troops during World War II. Filipino civilians and their families walking on a dirt road near Manila. Some of the civilians carry their few personal belongings. Filipino men and women carrying bags over their heads. Vehicles moving past on the road. Men on bicycles ride past on the road. Some people ride on horse-drawn Kalesa carriages.
A Japanese soldier surrenders to U.S. military police in Baguio, Philippines during World War II. Damage in the city due to bombing. The Japanese soldier dressed as a civilian surrenders to U.S. military police. He is transported in a jeep. An M4 Sherman rolls into the city as crowds on sidewalks cheer. Wreckage in the city caused due to bombings.
View of Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral with people all about it, in Baguio City, Philippines, several months before the end of World War 2. A young boy with a baby. A Japanese man surrendering, carries a white sign reading: "I cease resistance." He is escorted by two U.S. soldiers. U.S. Army Brigadier General Charles F. Craig, 37th Division Deputy Commander, looks over maps with staff officers, in front of Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral.
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