# MacArthur Closes In On Manila, 1945/01/15

(1) "At Ormoc: The famous U.S. 77th Division moves in on Ormoc from the sea. With heavy mortars, concentrated tank fire and the convincing deadliness of their flame-throwers, they subdue the Japs. Jap re-enforcements coming in by barge are blown to bits by Yank artillery. Victory on Leyte is made certain. At Mindora: A giant amphibious fleet steams through enemy waters for Mindora (below Luzon). Intercepting Jap planes soon drop from a sky filled with ack ack bursts. Naval guns and rocket barges blast shore positions. "Landing barges take the eager U.S. 6th Army G.I.'s in. The underbrush is cleared of snipers and booby traps, then the large landing barges touch shore and heavy equipment rolls off. Strategic Mendora is soon secured." scenes of MacArthur lands forces in Philippines at Leyte; newsreel cameraman with fleet transporting army north from Leyte to San Jose, landing craft to shore, trucks move equipment ashore; (2) Heroes Return - "1,300 combat veterans of the 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 9th U.S. Armies return to New York straight from violent battle action. Each is on a 30-day furlough - and each wears a Purple Heart." scenes of 1300 soldiers return home on furlough, first to camp in New York, then to home, with souveniers from the front; (3) Income Tax Returns Due - "Washington, DC: Joseph Nunan, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, explains the new simplified tax income form, and the use of form No. 1040." Everyone with income of $500 or more must file return; (4) Photogs…

- Kind: Newsreel
- Year: 1945
- Genres: History, News
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/1945-01-15_MacArthur_Closes_In_On_Manila)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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