The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands near the end of World War II. Liberated Allied Soldiers and officers gather outside a prison camp building. They listen to a radio broadcast. An officer tunes the radio. The progress of soldiers is followed by a pencil on a map. Officers and repatriated prisoners listen to the radio. The radio set is made from stolen parts from a Japanese radio set. The soliders demonstrate how the radio equipment is packed up and was kept in the bottom of a stool to keep it hidden from discovery by Japanese guards. The maker of the radio, Lieutenant Hutchinson, is seated on the stool and chats with a soldier.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. Liberated prisoners stand in a chow line. Men leave the line with food trays. Buildings in the area. People moving about in the area. A man walks with the help of crutches. A man cooks food. Fighter aircraft in formation flight overhead. Exterior of a building. A sign board reads: 'Los Angeles City Limits'. A group of ex-prisoners at the entrance of the building. Food is dished out from a large pot. Soldiers and repatriated prisoners in a chow line.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippine Islands during World War II. Exterior of a building inside the University of Santo Tomas internment camp. Makeshift huts on the yard of school building. High altitude view of the area. American women ex-prisoners cook food. Food in pots. Shacks in the area. American soldiers get out of tanks in a street. Soldiers in front of the University of Santo Tomas Main Building. An old and undernourished man talks to a group of soldiers. The chest of the man shows ribs. His legs showing the effect of Beri-Beri. Heavy columns of smoke rise from burning buildings. Soldiers look through binoculars. They fire artillery.
The Santo Tomas concentration camp in Manila, Philippines during World War II. A large crowd of internees from Allied countries gather outside a building. Men seated at a desk. The internees receive first mails brought in by the soldiers. A woman reads a letter. Ex-prisoners read letters. Archbishop of Manila Michael J. O' Doherty talks to a woman.
The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. A group of paratroop infantrymen around a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft. The paratroopers set equipment to get aboard the aircraft. They board the aircraft. The paratroopers jump off the aircraft over Luzon. They descend with the help of parachutes. An aircraft in flight. The paratroopers look out of the window of the aircraft. They jump off the aircraft and descend over Manila, Philippines. A C-47 aircraft taxis on a runway past parked C-47s. A C-47 Skytrain in flight as seen from another aircraft.
The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. Paratroop infantrymen try on parachutes and adjust them. They prepare equipment waiting to board an aircraft. Paratroopers pick up equipment from long tables. A group of paratroopers with packs and equipment besides a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft. They adjust their equipment and parachutes. The paratroopers walk towards the aircraft in a line and board it. A line of parked C-47 military transport aircraft on either side of a road. Aircraft in flight towards a water body as seen from an aircraft. Paratroopers jump off the aircraft and descend near Manila.
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