[Photograph of Leyte Gulf meeting], 1944.

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[Photograph of Leyte Gulf meeting], 1944.

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Black and white photograph of meeting with newspaper reporters, SecNav James Forrestal and other naval officers who explain General Douglas MacArthur's strategy at the Battle of Leyte Gulf invasion in 1944 to attendees.

1 item ; 8 x 10 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

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James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal came from a very strict middle class Irish Catholic family. He was a successful financier on Wall Street before becoming Undersecretary of the Navy in 1940, shortly before the United States entered the Second World War. He became Secretary of the Navy in May 1944 upon the death of his superior, Frank Knox. Preside...

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 ...