United States Military Police stand at a race track during Japanese surrender at Tsing-Tao in China during World War II. People seated in Grandstand. Houses on a hill in the background. Troops stand in formation. Jeeps in line with the troops. Crew stands in front of M 4 tanks. Documents marked 'Act of Surrender' lay on tables with pens and paper weights made from cartridges. Major General Shepherd of 6th Division of U.S. Marine Corps. Japanese General signs a document.
A group of United States Marines dressed in khaki and WAC (Women's Army Corps) stand in front of Army Headquarters at Leyte Island during World War II. A Marine talk to a WAC. WAC personnel smiling while talking to the Marine. Tropical trees in the background.
Allied aircraft parked at North African airbases. The British and American crews study charts and maps of Rome and mark bombing locations. Pilots and navigators board the planes. Bomber aircraft in flight. Railroad yards in Rome bombed with pinpoint precision by Allied bomber planes in broad daylight. Targets included the San Lorenzo freight yard and steel factory, the "Scalo del Littorio" on the north side of Rome, and the Ciampino airport.
Animated maps show Japanese invasion in China. Air bases in China. Mountains in the background. Crew seen near aircraft. A plane taxiing at the air base. Liuchow (Liuzhou) Air Base and Kweilin (Guilin) Air Base after Japanese bombardment. Bomb explosion at the air base. Fire and smoke rise. Chinese civilians leave their cities. Refugees gathered at available rail space. Army Personnel and Chinese Army retreat. (World War II period).
Navy enlisted aircrew in their bunks aboard a ship. One reads a newspaper. Another reads a magazine and looks at a picture of a model and discusses it with other man. An emergency arises. Navy Grumman TBF Avenger planes are ready on the flight deck. The U.S. Navy pilots scramble and rush towards the planes. A flight of five aircraft takeoff and fly in formation towards the target. Reenactment of battles on ground between U.S. and Japanese forces. Navy aircraft bomb the Japanese forces. Japanese fire antiaircraft guns. Navy aircraft gunners fire at Japanese. The Aircraft piloted by Lieutenant Grant Evans, played by Hollywood Actor Robert Stack, is damaged by Japanese gunfire. As the aircraft and crew limp home, they are attacked by a Japanese fighter, but shoot it down and successfully return to land on their aircraft carrier. After recovering from his wounds, Lieutenant Grant Evans (Robert Stack) is interviewed in a building. Large numbers of Navy aircraft flying in formations.
Reverend Roelif Brooks, Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Saint Thomas Church 1 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019) in New York City, United States, blesses "bundles for Britain" contributed by his parishioners. He asks people to help war-stricken people in Britain. He asks for non- military aid for war relief which will reach Britain through 'Bundles For Britain Service'. A Cross and flowers in the background. He talks about the Nazi German bombing in Britain, its victims, and World War II during church service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
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