MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.]
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2011-03-28

MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.] - National Archives and Records Administration 1944 - ARC 39033, LI 208-UN-126 - DVD Copied by J. Williams.  Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945.  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.