WWII ISSUE G.I. MOVIE WEEKLY NEWS SEGMENT 1945 MARSHALL TITO THIRD FLEET SHELLS JAPAN 79004c

This black & white film is a G.I. Movie Weekly newsreel primarily featuring activities in the Pacific Theater. This is circa summer of 1945, after V-E Day in Europe but before the Japanese surrender. Opening credits: RKO Pathe News (:07). Title: Manila - U.S. Troops pour in for Drive to Japan (:34). U.S. troops fresh from Europe, arrive via amphibious craft in Manila, Philippines (:39). Refreshments for the troops (1:09). A group of troops listen to an office speak (1:32). Women WACS (Women’s Army Corps) at Clark Field in the Philippines (1:54). WACS talk with B-17 pilots of the Red Raiders, 22nd Bombardment Group, and climb on the wing to greet a P-51 Mustang pilot (2:15). Title: Ulster - Britain’s Royal Family Visits North Ireland (2:26). King George 6 visits North Ireland (2:30). Queen Elizabeth climbs the stairs; speaks with the people in a crowd (2:52). Title: By Air - Telephone Lines Laid at Two Miles a Minute (3:07). Boxes are loaded onto a C-47 that contain telephone wire (3:12). Pilot in his C-47 (
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