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October 1944 Newsreel: MacArthur Returns To Philippines; MARK I Computer; Battle Of Peleliu; 5th Army At Gothic Line, etc
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from October 1944: MacArthur Returns to the Philippines [October 20, 1944] Red Cross Parcels for War Prisoners Uruguay Military Academy Marks 59th Anniversary Giant Calculator Solves Problems in Mathematics Battle for Peleliu Island in Final Stages Allied Armies Break Gothic Line in Italy National Archives description "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." National Archives Identifier: 39033 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.…
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United News
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WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau, United States. Marine Corps, American Red Cross, United States. -- Army -- Army, 5th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959, World War, 1939-1945 -- Uruguay, Parades, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, Germany, Rites And Ceremonies, Peleliu, Battle Of, Palau, 1944, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island, Newsreel, Mark I (Calculator), Hopper, Grace Murray, Capitulations, Military, Robertson, Walter M. (Melville), 1888-1954
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