Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Production Library Audio Recordings. 1999 - 2005. General Douglas MacArthur Speaking on Victory Over Japan

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Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Production Library Audio Recordings. 1999 - 2005. General Douglas MacArthur Speaking on Victory Over Japan

1945

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This sound recording captures a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) broadcast of the ceremonies and proceedings of the Japanese surrender to the U.S. aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, at the formal closure of World War II. The voices of broadcasters Webley Edwards and Merrill Mueller are heard, along with the voice of General Douglas MacArthur.

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...