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) LA CU Inscriptions cut into stone in the memorial reading: "DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, General of the Army, West Point, Class of 1903, Corps of Engineers and General Staff, etc", giving rundown on MacARTHUR. G2) CU Large oil painting, MacARTHUR in uniform. F-P3) CU Five stars on a plaque. F-P4) ECU Bust of MacARTHUR. F-P5) CU Five stars attached to marble. F6) CU Medals belonging to MacARTHUR, hanging in a row. VG7) CU PAN Two young ladies passing by along sidewalk below camera position. F8) LA MS Colors flying at half-mast from memorial; part of a demolished building seen off to right framed in the view. G9) MCU Virginia policeman; memorial seen in BG. F-P10) CU Spectators along route, some sitting on curb. G11) CU Group of young girls and boys seated along surb. G12) CU Young children coloring while waiting for the procession, children sitting on curb. VG13) ECU Some of spectators gazing about. G14) ECU One of Air Force sentries lining street. G15) CU One of Army sentries in position outside memorial. VG16) CU Air Force enlisted man. G17) CU Army enlisted man in dress uniform. G18) CU Air Force enlisted man and a Virginia State Policeman standing side by side. G19) HA MCU Small group of Army personnel marching toward front of memorial. G20) HA CU Feet of Army personnel walking over grass out front of memorial. G21) MS Army personnel in position and holding a white line to keep out spectators. (SV) G-F22) HA MCU Second Army band parading by. G23) HA CU Army cadets marching by at end of procession. G24) HA CU Army personnel parading by in procession. G25) HA MCU Marines marching on down street; swish PAN, to left, Naval unit. G26) MCU PAN Small group of officers representing all services, marching on down center of street and out of scene to right. G27) MS Casket bearers proceeding up steps of memorial with casket.28) MCU MacARTHUR"s family walking slowly up walk and out of scene to left to memorial. G29) MCU ADM H.P. SMITH, other officers, and VIPS proceeding up walk. G30) LA MS ADM SMITH and party departing from memorial and out of scene to right. G31) CU MacARTHUR"s family walking on down walk out of memorial. G32) MCU MacARTHUR"s family getting into limousine.33) CU Limousine pulling away. G34) CU Honor guard that were standing guard out front of memorial, marching off, rifles at port arms, clearing front of memorial area. G35) CU Honor guard proceeding on down street, rifles at port arms. F36) CU Feet of honor guard as they proceed by. F37) CU Second Army band from Fort Monroe proceeding on by.38) HA CU Police getting civilians in a single line for paying their respects; PAN up showing large crowd massed with policemen holding group back. G39) HA CU First of the group of spectators entering memorial to pay their respects; walkway in BG is lined with spectators. G-F40) LA MS Portrait in store window of a clothing store, five stars below portrait. G41) LA MS Looking up to second story window showing portrait of MacARTHUR on ground; several spectators seen by store windows.42) CU Sign reading: "St. Paul"s Episcopal Church". G-F43) LA CU Portion of St. Paul"s Church. F44) MS Looking out past left shoulder of a civilian out over empty street. G45) MS Soldiers, sailors, and Marines coming up street in single file with state flag; men being positioned with state flag. (SV)46) MLS Looking down street showing state flags lining street. (SV) VG47) CU High ranking Naval officers passing by to enter the church.48) CU Foreign officers and dignitaries proceeding up walk to enter church. G49) LA MS Cross on top of St. Paul"s Church. G

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