General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. V-J DAY PARADE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. V-J DAY PARADE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

1945

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1) MS Chinese boys marching in V-J Day parade at race course, USA truck driving down street, Chinese with dragon, another carrying drum, Chinese nurses Chinese Gen. Tang En-po & other officers on speaker"s platform shaking hands with ADM R. M. SERVAES, Flag Officer, British Naval Forces, Chinese shake hands with American Army officers, MAJGEN D. L. WEART, LTGEN KENNEY.2) MS Chinese officers on speaker"s platform.3) MS/CU Large bust of GEN CHIANG KAI-CHEK"s head on truck, followed by large pictures of PRES. HARRY TRUMAN, CLEMENT ATLEE & JOSEF STALIN.4) MS US Navy band of 7th Fleet marching, followed by US soldiers & Navy personnel.5) MS Car underway down a street, between lines of spectators.6) MS Docks, US ship lying-to in harbor.7) HA MS Chinese troops marching through streets.8) MS Crowds on Shanghai streets.9) HA MS Crowds in another part of the city, rickshaws, bicycles & automobiles.QUALITY: GOOD

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Kenney, George C. (George Churchill), 1889-1977

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George Churchill Kenney (6 August 1889 – 9 August 1977) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held between August 1942 and 1945. Kenney enlisted as a flying cadet in the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps in 1917, and served on the Western Front with the 91st Aero Squadron. He was awarded a Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in whi...