A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Soldiers place bar charges on a Japanese stump wall. 24 packs of bar charges are placed on the wall for detonation. An explosion takes place and smoke rises. The explosion results in a 12 feet wide gap in the wall and tanks pass through the gap. The bar charges are placed on a five feet high Japanese log wall. An explosion occurs and a 15 feet and 3 inches wide gap is created. A U.S. Army tank passes through the gap. 24 packs of bar charges are placed on a Japanese wall and an explosion occurs. Smoke rises due to the explosion. A U.S. Army tank passes through the 16 feet wide gap created in the wall. The soldiers near the bar charges. They place the charges under water for a detonation. A steel obstacle. The bar charges are placed at the joint of a member of a steel fence for a detonation. (World War II period).
A demonstration about a Landing Vehicle Tracked with dozer blades to clear underwater and beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 104 and 135 LVT Dozers '. A Landing Vehicle Tracked ( LVT ) being unloaded from a landing craft at sea. LVT A-1 with a cable operated dozer blade clears log obstacles at a beach. LVT3 dozer demolishes a Japanese scully at the shore. Another steel obstacle being demolished by the LVT dozer. The LT dozer clears a Japanese log scaffolding. It ramps over a Japanese coral wall. The dozer clears palm trees. The dozer blades being raised and lowered as the LVT is still. The dozer being detached from the LVT. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 85% completed'.
United States prisoners after being released from a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines during World War II. U.S. Army Private First Class Pat Parker lying in a bed as he shares his experiences at the Japanese prison camp. He says that at the prison camp his weight reduced from 183 pounds to just 75 pounds. He also narrates how the Japanese used to torture the prisoners. He says that he was hanged by toes and water was sprayed on him. He says that he was hanged without food and water.
A USAAF B-17 bomber taxis in after landing at Vivigani Airfield on Goodenough Island in New Guinea. General MacArthur steps from the aircraft and is greeted by the American Air Base Commander. Closeup of General MacArthur. Next, a jeep carrying him and several others is seen from the rear as it drives over roads literally hacked from the jungles. Views of friendly native tribesmen, engaged by the Allies, carrying supplies toward the front. as Australian troops march along side them. View of rough water tumbling in a river and native bearers crossing it on a suspension bridge. View from above of long line of New Guinea native bearers moving along a path. Back at Vivigani Airfield , MacArthur greets some of the American fliers who have been attacking Japanese shipping from there. His B-17E, tail number 41-12633, ("Sally") is parked in the background. General MacArthur salutes and heads to his B-17 (that will take him to 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby). View of a USAAF B24 Liberator bomber taxiing on the airfield. Another B-24 (named "Connebb's Speciab" is being loaded with bombs. Crew of a B-24 getting briefed as they stand under the wing of their aircraft. A pilot sticking his head out of the cockpit window. A B-24 airborne after takeoff. View from B-24 of a Japanese ship in sea below. Gunners inside the B-24 strafing the ship as the B-24 flies low over it. Bombs dropping during the Aircraft' second pass over the Japanese ship. View of the bombs exploding at port and starboard of the ship. View of clouds and then interior of the B-24 as crew members converse on their way back to their base.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A Japanese tank on fire. Japanese prisoners carry supply boxes. A Japanese prisoner lying on the ground. Dead bodies under cover laid out for burial. Marines advance. A 105mm Howitzer in an emplacement. Howitzers fired and shells burst. U.S. Navy aircraft in flight as they make a strafing run. A jeep moves down a road as Marines advance.
Damaged buildings on Saipan Islands during World War II. A Japanese tank on fire. A sign on a tank reads 'Bataan Bound'. Smoke rises from an area. A damaged Japanese aircraft in revetment. Wrecked hangar with a steel frame structure. A damaged building. Debris spread outside the building. Piled up crates and bundles of paper. Captured Japanese books and documents. Books in a cupboard.
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