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 VE 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 B17 pilots of the Red Raiders, 22nd Bombardment Group, and climb on the wing to greet a P51 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 C47 that contain telephone wire (3:12). Pilot in his C47 (