745TH TANK BN, XI CORPS AND REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL, F CO, 63RD INF, EAST OF MANILA, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; ACTIVITIES OF F CO, 63RD INF, 6TH DIV, EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; OPERATIONS OF THE 6TH DIV, EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 4385 SOURCE: AFCF (A-274) Card 1. of 2 111 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 821' ea Silent ADC 745TH TANK BN, XI CORPS AND 4385-1 REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL, F CO, 63RD INF East of Manila, Luzon, P I 14 Apr 45 LS, MSs, three medium tanks entrenched on side of road firing their guns. MS, men atop tanks take shells out of cases and hand them to men in the tanks. Follow shot, M-7 motor carriage rolling over wooded area. LS, MS, CUs, officer speaking to group of replacement personnel. CUs, replacements wearing clean clothes and carrying new equipment. ACTIVITIES OF F CO, 63RD INF, 6TH DIV East of Manila, P I 10 Apr 45 MCU, wounded man on litter with blood on his face, gets a drink from medic. Wounded man shakes his head and writhes in pain. MS, wounded man is carried on litter from hill after being hit by Japenese artillery fire. VS, soldiers digging in on hill. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY EBS/dk Signal Corps ADC 4385 SOURCE: AFCF (A-274) Card 2 of 2 111, FILM: ARCH & APC MP 821 ₹ ea Silent ADC ACTIVITIES OF F CO, 63RD INF, 6TH DIV (Cont'd) 4385-2 East of Manila, P I 10 Apr 45 MSs, CU, soldier picks up Japanese flag found in ground after digging foxhole. Excellent scene, "mop-up" squad with flame throwers and demolition charges passes thru dry, tall grass. LS, white phosphorous grenade explodes in distance. MS, wounded man lying face down on litter as his wounds are dressed at Battalion Aid Station. OPERATIONS OF THE 6TH DIV East of Manila, P I 16 Apr 45 Short scene, 81mm mortars are fired. Record Group 111 VS, infantryment follow tank up hill. Accession III-NAV-210 vs, troops of "B" Co advance cautiously thru tall grass. MS, soldier fires white phosphorous grenade to screen litter bearers from enemy fire. MS, infantrymen on the alert kneeling in the grass. CUs, wounded man on litter, obviously in pain, is treated by medic. (Note: Excellent close shots of medics in action.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY EBS/dk

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities