Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. GEN. MACARTHUR AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE U. S. ARMY General Douglas MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. GEN. MACARTHUR AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE U. S. ARMY General Douglas MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army

1936

Reel 1 (sd.), Part 1 (Paramount News), MacArthur is decorated by Sec. Dern in 1935. Part 2 (Movietone News), he speaks on Philippine independence. Parts 3-5 (Paramount Sound News), French troops pass in review at Rheims. MacArthur speaks on the French position in Europe. Chief of Staff Summerall resigns at Ft. Myer; new Chief MacArthur is greeted by Sec. Hurley in 1930. He speaks on military preparedness. Reel 2 (si. Austrian film entitled "Aus dem leben des osterr Bundesheeres"), MacArthur views Austrian maneuvers, bridge construction activities, and memorial services at a cemetery.

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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 ...

Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955

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Charles Pelot Summerall (b. Mar. 4, 1867, Blount's Ferry, Fla.-d. May 14, 1955, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1892. Early in his career he fought in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the attack on Peking during the China Relief Expedition. He served on the front line in France during World War I as commander of the 1st Division and, later, commander of the 5th Corps. In 1926 he became chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and in 1930 retir...

Hurley, Patrick J. (Patrick Jay), 1883-1963

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