Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. LT. GEN. CHARLES D. PALMER, PERSHING HEIGHTS, TOKYO, JAPAN

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. LT. GEN. CHARLES D. PALMER, PERSHING HEIGHTS, TOKYO, JAPAN

1952

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Honor Guard marches; sailor is seen in the Color Guard. Gen Mark W. Clark and Gen Palmer former CG, 10th Corps, salute as they enter area. They troop the line accompanied by unidentified AF officer and a naval officer. Army still and movie camera men photograph presentation of Distinguished Service Medal by Clark to Palmer. Honor Guard, band, colors pass in review. Troops stand in formation on field. Reviewing officers salute. Clark and Palmer greet other UN officers.

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Palmer, Charles D. (Charles Day), 1902-1999

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Charles Day Palmer, Jr. (b. Feb. 20, 1902, Chicago, Ill.-d. June 7, 1999, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army general, graduated from West Point in 1924. When the U.S. entered World War II, he was stationed in the British West Indies working on anti-submarine warfare projects, and in 1944 served as chief of staff, 2nd Armored Division, in Europe, participating in the Normandy invasion. Later in 1944 he took part in the invasion of southern France as chief of staff, VI Corps. In 1950, he was stationed i...

Clark, Mark Wayne, 1896-1984

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Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984) was born in Madison Barracks, New York. After he graduated from West Point in 1917, he commissioned in the infantry. During World War I, he became wounded in combat while commanding a battalion in France. He served with the War Department General Staff from 1921 to 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1935 and the Army War College two years later. Between 1940 and 1942, he served at General Headquarters and then Army Ground Forces. He rose ...