WWII: U.S. Troops Land On Corregidor - 1945 | Today In History | 16 Feb 17 

On February 16, 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II.
Maps of Corregidor, & surrounding islands in Pacific. GV of barracks at Corregidor with Jap flag flying. US flag lowered and Japanese flag raised. On Mindoro island, paratroopers enter planes Planes in flight, shot from inside plane men jump out, parachuting down, landing, form up, & take high ground. At sea, the Navy bombards the island. Landing barges approach beaches, frontsdrop open, Yanks charge up the beaches. Sea landed-troops join up with paratroops, once again the American flag flies over Corregidor.
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