General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Philippine inauguration, July 4, 1946

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Philippine inauguration, July 4, 1946

1946

1) GV Large gathering at the Philippine inauguration. 2) MS General MacArthur on speaker's stand, he speaks at mike, photographers in foreground. 3) GV Spectators gathered around watching inauguration ceremonies. 4) MS Paul V. McNutt, United States High Commissioner to Philippines, reads the Proclamation of Independence of Republic of Philippines- SV. 5) GV-SHS-Pan Spectators watching inauguration ceremonies, ships in harbor in background. 6) MS Army band playing, PAN to spectators standing. 7) MS Band parades. 8) GV-MS General MacArthur in car as it goes down street, spectators sideline, tanks follow. 9) MS American soldiers parade down street. 10) MS-Pan Statue, speaker's stand, McNutt speaks at mike. 11) MS American flag is lowered. Philippine flag is raised. (In this scene it shows the two flags meeting as the American flag is lowered and the Philippine flag is raised.) 12) MS Philippine flag waving. 13) SHS-Pan Many spectators watching inauguration ceremonies.

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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 ...