WWII, Pacific - 1944, Philippines: USA 1st Cavalry Division, Leyte Operation, Oct44
02Oct44. Tank moves into village & greeted by Filipino civilians, waving flags & arms. GIs advance with rifles; lying behind machine gun; medics rush wounded on stretcher past camera. Smoking with locals.
01:09:18 Gen. MacArthur looking while 2-star Gen points & talks. MacArthur under palms in MCU, others toward camera; shakes hands w/ Gen Mudge. Into landing craft.
01:10:17 21Oct44? Natives of Tacloban wave US flags. Street scenes: shaky camera as GIs run forward looking for snipers. Fire burning in background; US tanks in foreground of destroyed village, Tacloban (?). GIs search huts, talk w/ natives. Spotter plane over.
WW2; 1940s; Pacific War.
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WWII, Pacific - 1944, Philippines: USA 1st Cavalry Division, Leyte Operation, Oct44 02Oct44. Tank moves into village & greeted by Filipino civilians, waving flags & arms. GIs advance with rifles; lying behind machine gun; medics rush wounded on stretcher past camera. Smoking with locals. 01:09:18 Gen. MacArthur looking while 2-star Gen points & talks. MacArthur under palms in MCU, others toward camera; shakes hands w/ Gen Mudge. Into landing craft. 01:10:17 21Oct44? Natives of Tacloban wave US flags. Street scenes: shaky camera as GIs run forward looking for snipers. Fire burning in background; US tanks in foreground of destroyed village, Tacloban (?). GIs search huts, talk w/ natives. Spotter plane over. WW2; 1940s; Pacific War.