Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. JAMES A. VAN FLEET IN 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. GEN. JAMES A. VAN FLEET IN TOKYO, JAPAN

1953

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Seq: Van Fleet is greeted by Gen Mark Clark, Gen Otto P Weyland, USAF and others including Mr Kim, Korean Ambassador, on leaving C-121 plane at International Airport. Van Fleet poses with Clark and Weyland; they move through crowds to autos which drive off. Seq: Van Fleet shakes hands with USN, various allied officers at Tokyo International Airport. He walks up ramp with Clark to plane; they say goodbye at plane door; Van Fleet waves, enters plane. Clark, others watch by parked auto. Seq: At Far East HQ Marine Cpl watches as combined Honor Guard marches in light rain. Clark escorts R Adm Francis X McInerney followed by Adm Ragan, Maj Gen Moore, Maj Gen Shoosmith, Maj Gen Lawton and Lt Gen Doyle O Hickey into FEC ceremony area. Clark, McInerney, others troop line; salute; leave. Seq: Clark, other officers including Weyland, Adm Briscow, Gen Harrison, Adm Ragan, Shoosmith, Moore, Lawton and Hickey escort Van Fleet into ceremony area where they salute; troop the line. Clark pins the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster on Van Fleet. Officers congratulate Van Fleet. Repeat footage of Van Fleet being honored at Far East HQ; Van Fleet departing from Tokyo; Van Fleet being greeted on arrival in Tokyo; McInerney at HQ ceremony.

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