A large number of Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21, Type 97 (Sally) heavy Bombers fly in formation, during World War 2 Next, as viewed from an aircraft, bombs drop and explode on bult up targets below. Then the bombers are then seen flying home after completing their mission. A map showing the area and targets that were bombed.
Film opens panning across damaged remains of former Japanese Prison Camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines, during World War 2, Several men are walking through the site, during the filming. The buildings show battle damage and have been gutted. View of Interior of one building that contains benches.
Film opens with slate reading: "Evacuation to Hospitals." Next, on January 30, 1945, the day of the "Cabanatuan Raid" (Mission to rescue prisoners of war from the Japanese prison camp at Cabanatuan) rescuers are seen carrying a former POW from a building, on a litter. Local Filipinos and others are standing on the porch of the prison building. An ambulatory former prisoner comes down the steps unaided. Several rescued prisoners are seated on chairs, conversing. Closeups of some of them. Two weakened and bandaged former prisoners help each other up some steps. Slate states: "Man with Cane afflicted with Beri-Beri." A severely disabled former prisoner, with a cane, makes his way unaided across the grass. Rescuers and Filipinos are in the background, along with some carts used to evacuate disabled former prisoners back behind American lines.
Bodies of dead American prisoners in Palawan, Philippines, victims of the Palawan Massacre of American POW by Japanese forces in December 1944 (World War II). A sign board reads: 'This area off limits to all personnel'. 'Remains of American prisoners of war'. Men exhume corpses in the area. They dig the graves. Exterior of a building. Recovered dead bodies of soldiers lying on the ground. Men sit nearby. A man searches the dead bodies.
Dead American prisoners recovered in Palawan, Philippines after the Palawan Massacre of American POW by their Japanese captors in December 1944. The remains of the prisoners who were burned alive. Remains of the prisoners in a trench. Men dig the trench and take out the remains. They hold a skull in hands and inspect it. (World War II period).
A convoy of U.S. warships, including aircraft carrier, destroyers, and other ships, underway in the Pacific Ocean. Flak bursts are seen above the aircraft carrier, and then several bombs explode in the water off to her starboard. Tracer rounds are seen marking antiaircraft fire at Japanese airplane, which is hit and dives into the sea. The convoy continues on course at high speed. Four U.S. carrier-based fighter aircraft appear overhead, and one lands on an aircraft carrier. (World War II period).
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