MacArthur Returns to the Philippines - 1944

Creator(s): Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau. 12/17/1942-9/15/1945 (Most Recent)
Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, 1942 - 1945
Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951
Production Date: 1944
Scope & Content: Part 1, naval guns bombard the beaches of Leyte and carrier-based planes bomb the island defenses. The amphibious assault begins. Shows Gens. MacArthur and Wainwright and Adm. Halsey. Part 2, Red Cross personnel pack food parcels for Americans imprisoned in Germany. Part 3, cadets parade at Uruguay's military academy in Montevideo. Part 4, a MARK I calculator at Harvard University solves math problems. Part 5, Marines capture pillboxes and dugouts on Peleliu Island. Part 6, the 5th Army breaks through the Gothic line in Italy behind artillery and tanks.
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SUBJECT
* Computers
* Military education
* World War, 1939-1945
* Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959
* MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
* Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953.
* Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. U.S. Marine Corps. (09/18/1947 - )
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
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National Archives Identifier: 39033
Local Identifier: 208-UN-126
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