Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Motion Picture Films. 1942 - 1946. PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Motion Picture Films. 1942 - 1946. PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN

1944

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B-24 Liberator bombers strike against Langoan (on Celebes Island in the Neth. East Indies), Samate (Dutch New Guinea), and Boela (on Ceram Island) and Buayan (on Mindanao Island) in the Philippines. Supplies are parachuted from C-47 transports to Filipino guerrillas. The U.S. invasion fleet shells Leyte's beach; Gen. MacArthur and Adm. Mitscher observe the shelling. Inf. climb from the transports into landing craft, reach the beach, dig in as patrols are sent into the jungle, and advance in column through battered villages. Gen. MacArthur and his aides land.

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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 ...

Mitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-1947

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Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher (January 26, 1887 – February 3, 1947) was a pioneer in naval aviation who became an admiral in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during the latter half of World War II....