General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR Norfolk, Va

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR Norfolk, Va

1964

1) ECU Crowd. G2) CU Two women and a young child sitting on a curb. G3) MS Second Army band stationed in middle of street at parade rest; flags of 50 states seen stretched out on left and right part of street in BG. G4) CU Spectators. G5) CU Horse-drawn caisson, without casket, driving on by; slow PAN, to right, with empty caisson coming to a stop; crowd looking on from BG.6) MS Horses stopped on street in front of Snyder"s Department Store; some policemen and civilians in FG. VG7) MS Lone horse with a soldier tending halter; crowd in BG.8) CU Army officers at salute; horse in middle of street in BG. G9) MS Second Army band from Fort Monroe playing music. G10) LS Second Army band playing far down street; some of spectators seen in FG. G11) MS Horses, which are attached to caisson, standing on street. G12) CU Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force officers plus Coast Guard officers passing by in FG; crowd in BG; color guard files past, followed by minister and Army officer. G13) MLS Casket bearers carrying casket along walkway from St. Paul"s church back out to street. G14) LS Street lined with spectators; second Army band in BG. VG15) MS Casket being carried back to caisson. (SV)16) MS Casket being placed back on caisson. G17) MS Casket back on caisson; L. Snyder"s Department store in BG. G18) CU Army officer and an Army enlisted man in dress uniforms; spectators in BG; PAN, to right, to casket and casket bearers. (SV)19) CU Casket bearers marking time, then marching off to right; PAN, to right, with feet; wheels of caisson moving by. F20) MCU PAN Right, caisson proceeding on down street. (SV) VG21) MCU PAN Right, MacARTHUR"s family proceeding on down street toward memorial; zoom in Attorney General and MRS. ROBERT KENNEDY in crowd of VIPS.22) MS Caisson and Second Army band proceeding on down street toward memorial; zoom back picking up MacARTHUR"s family, following behind caisson and lone horse. G23) MCU VIPS showing only their legs as they move on down center of street. G24) MS Long line of VIPS proceeding MacARTHUR"s family on down street en route to memorial, after funeral services.25) MCU VIPS filing on by on down street; spectators looking on in BG. G26) CU Legs of VIPS as they proceed on down street. G27) CU Two high ranking Army officers walking along, chatting together. G28) CU Man and a woman passing on by.29) CU Strires and hash marks of an Army top sergeant. G

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