Rescue of Australian prisoners who survived sinking of Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese prison ship, in South China Sea during World War II. American crewmen load supplies aboard a submarine from a boat alongside. A U.S. DD (destroyer) stands by in the background. The interiors of submarine showing survivors in bunks.
Australian prisoners aboard U.S. submarine who survived sinking of Rakuyo Maru, a Japanese prison ship, in South China Sea during World War II. The crewmen aboard a U.S. submarine underway. A U.S. DD (destroyer) underway. A small boat rows from DD to submarine and unloads supplies.
Allied troops aboard USS Talamanca (AF-15) underway in the South Pacific during World War II. Waves hit against the side of a ship at sea. American and New Zealand soldiers on deck of Talmanca, play cards, read books and magazines, sleep, relax, walk and stand at rail. Soldiers crushes a cigarette butt. Soldiers in quarters below deck play portable phonograph, sleep, relax, rest and talk. Two Marines sit on their heels, polish equipment.
Allied troops on USS Talamanca (AF-15) in the South Pacific during World War II. Soldier wearing life jacket stands at rail of a ship. Soldier walks along the deck of a ship. Heavy roll throws him against rail. Soldier's face as he looks out of wake of the ship.
Low altitude aerial views from an aircraft circling the Dutch submarine, O 19, stranded on Ladd Reef, in the South China Sea, with bow raised high above water and stern submerged. Note: According to Klaas van der Veen,of the Netherlands, whose father was second in command on the O 19, the boat went aground while on the way to Subic Bay, Phillipines, on July 8, 1945 (July 7th East of the International Date Line). After three days trying to free the O 19 using full reverse power at high tide, blowing air, firing torpedoes, and jettisoning ballast, the crew was rescued by the U.S. submarine, USS Cod, which torpedoed the O 19, after all critical equipment had been removed.
African civilians protest in Sharpeville, South Africa. Civilians gather on a street outside a police station. They demonstrate against government apartheid laws and against policies which require the civilians to carry passes all the time. People holding boards and placards. A sign reads: 'Freedom in our lifetime'. Police fire at the demonstrators. Many people are killed and injured in the police action which became known as the Sharpeville massacre. Dead bodies and wounded men lying on the street.
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