July and August, 1944 Newsreel: 5th Army In Italy; Manuel Quezon Dead; Marines Land On Guam

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from July and August, 1944: U.S. Soldiers Become Citizens at Battlefront Last Rites for President Quezon of Philippines [1 August 1944] U.S. Forces Land on Guam [ 21 July 1944] National Archives description "Part 1, Gen. Clark presides as men of the 5th Army receive naturalization papers. Japanese units of the 5th Army pass in review. Part 2, Sergio Osmena is sworn in as President of the Philippines by Justice Jackson. Manuel Quezon's body is borne through Washington, D.C., to the Arlington National Cemetery and there interred. Flashback shows Quezon with Gen. MacArthur. Part 3, Marines land on Guam behind an aerial and naval bombardment. Marine Gen. Geiger inspects the newly won positions." National Archives Identifier: 39022 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

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Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Guam, Quezon, Manuel Luis, 1878-1944, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Osmeña, Sergio, 1916-1984, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines, United States. -- Army -- Army, 5th, World War II, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Rites And Ceremonies, Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947, Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984

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