Newsreel United News №23291 (1944)
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0:10:09United News №23291 (1944)
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American bomber base on the Saipan Peninsula.
Construction of an airfield.
General Arnold, commander of the American air forces in the Far East theater of military operations.
General Arnold's family.
The first American B-29 bombers arrive at the US base.
Resignation of the US Secretary of State Cordell Hall.
Farewell banquet in his honor.
Speech by Stettinus, the new Secretary of State.
Transportation of tanks and crawler tractors by US cargo planes.
Mail for sailors American anti-aircraft batteries in the Far East shoot down enemy planes.
General MacArthur at the airfield
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