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) MLS Troops lining side of road, some of them holding state flags; many spectators seen across street lining roadway; second Army band proceeds down street towards left FG. VG2) MCU Second Army band marching by, playing their instruments. G3) MS Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard officers in pairs of twos, marching by along street. G4) MS Ministers proceeding on down street, followed by horsedrawn caisson; procession is returning from funeral services5) CU PAN Left, caisson proceeding by with casket bearers. G6) MS Horse with his attendent. G7) MCU MacARTHUR"s family proceeding on by. (SV) VG8) MS VIPS coming to a stop on street. G9) HA MS VIPS stopped on street; UN flag in FG; MacARTHUR"s five-star flag just beyond; Attorney Genral ROBERT KENNEDY seen in mid-part of crowd, with ADM H.P. SMITH behind.10) MS Caisson stopped on street in front of memorial. G11) MS Color guard proceeding up walk, followed by ministers. G12) HA MLS Casket bearers proceeding up walk of memorial. G13) HA CU Casket being carried up walk to memorial to be placed in the rotunda for last time. (SV) VG14) HA MCU MacARTHUR"s family proceeding up walk to memorial. G15) HA MC PAN ROBERT & MRS KENNEDY, ADM H.P. SMITH, and other unidentified VIPS proceeding up walk. G16) MS VIPS proceeding up into memorial. (SV) VG17) MS Line of VIPS walking up steps to main entrance of memorial. G18) MCU Foreign officers proceeding up walk. G19) MS High ranking officers and VIPS standing in middle of street. G20) HA CU A Virginia State trooper. G21) MLS Army personnel firing a rifle outside memorial. G-F22) CU Bugler sounding Taps; sentries in FG, with rifles at present arms. G23) MLS Casket bearers proceeding out of memorial; photographers, sentries in FG. G24) MCU High ranking officers and VIPS proceeding up walk past sentries, lining the walk. G25) MS Foreign dignitaries proceeding out of memorial as other VIPS enter memorial to pay their respects; heads of photographers and sentries seen in FG. G26) CU VIPS proceeding slowly along walk toward entrance.27) MS VIPS in FG; crowd in BG; St. Paul"s Church in far BG. G28) CU Sentries holding white line at edge of walk. G29) CU VIPS on walk leading up to memorial; backs of the sentries in FG. (SV)30) MLS Large crowd lining side of road; Army personnel and state troopers in FG. G31) MS Group of Boy Scouts standing in midst of crowd; PAN, to right, large crowd; (SV) as before. VG32) HA MS Attorney General and MRS. ROBERT KENNEDY and a high ranking Army officer leaving memorial, moving on down front walk. G33) HA CU VIPS departing on down walk from memorial. G34) MS MacARTHUR family departing from memorial, they stop on steps, MRS. MacARTHUR is greeted by two unidentified men; flag from casket is folded and given to MRS. MacARTHUR, man takes flag after it was handed to him by MRS. MacARTHUR, he then stands back; MRS. MacARTHUR and family proceed off to left toward limousine.35) HA MCU MacARTHUR family boarding a limousine at curb; large crowd seen in BG. G36) HA CU High ranking VIPS walking on by to board limousines that are standing in line on street. G37) HA CU Limousines parked on street next to memorial. G38) HA MS MacARTHUR family being driven off down street in lead car, second limousine pulls away, followed by others.39) HA MS Sentries, that lined walkway leading to memorial, leaving area, proceeding to BG for their departure. G40) HA MLS Sentries of various services marching off to right, rifles at port arms; slow PAN, to right, with group proceeding on down street past crowds lining sidewalks. G41) HA MCU PAN Right, small group of Army personnel walking briskly down street as they leave area of memorial. VG

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