Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GENERAL CLARK ARRIVES AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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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. GENERAL CLARK ARRIVES AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

1953

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LS, police-escorted limousine approaches throng of peole gathered on street, outside Palace Hotel. MS, Gen Clark gets out of car and salutes. He is accompanied by Lt Gen Joseph M Swing, 6th Army CG and Mayor Elmer Robinson of San Francisco. LS, Int, Mayor stands at desk inside hotel and introduces Gen Clark. MLS, Clark seats himself at table for press conference. Microphones are on top of desk. Motion picture camera seen in foreground. LS, MS, MCU, Gen Clark speaks. He pauses, listens intently to questions put to him by reporters, then answers. Reporters are seated to the left of desk.

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Swing, Joseph (Joseph May), 1894-1987

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Joseph May Swing (b. Feb. 28, 1894, Jersey City, N.J.-d. Dec. 9, 1984), Lieutenant General, U. S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1915. During World War I, he served as Aide to the Army Chief of Staff, and following the War, he served with the 1st Field Artillery, was an instructor at the Field Artillery School, and was Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) and Chief of Staff, 2nd Division. During World War II, he was Artillery Commander for the 1st Cavalry, 82nd Infantry, and 82nd Airborne...

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 ...