Appointment in Tokyo (R5 of 6)
111-CR-4 - R-5
09:38
Description:
On the war in the Pacific, 1942-1945.
Reel 5, U.S. troops advance street by street in Manila's outskirts. Artillery shells Manila proper. Troops cross in rowboats. Flamethrowers and grenades are used to dislodge the enemy from a fortress inside the town. Filipino refugees cross the Pasig River and return to rubbled homes. Paratroops jump from C-47's onto Corregidor. Gen. MacArthur lands on the island with infantry units.