October 20
"Elevated view of members of the US Navy Beach Party Units and US 6th Army troops on the foreshores unloading stores, moving vehicles and setting up tents under the watchful eye of groups of local Philippinos. Note the destruction caused to the beach and thatched huts in the background by the earlier naval bombardment." (Naval Historical Collection)
"Filipinos cross a stream by means of a fallen tree trunk and carry a white flag whilst coming from the direction of the Japanese lines."
ID Number: 017811
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
October 22
"On the outskirts of the city. The assistance rendered by these guerillas was of inestimable assistance to the allied force invasion forces."
ID Number: 069285
Second World War, 1939-1945
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