Papers, 1943-1945.

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Papers, 1943-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/753560368

The collection consists of holograph letters sent to his wife, Janet Law Amberg, and includes comments on ADM Turner, General MacArthur and other high ranking military personnel, his duties and responsibilities, various amphibious landings, war planning, the Battles of Leyte Gulf, Saipan, Kwajalein, and the Philippines, his complaints, socialization and recreation, the dropping of the bomb on Japan, and the war's end.

5 inches; 10.5 x 5 x 12 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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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 ...

Amberg, Richard H. 1912-1967.

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Turner, Richmond Kelly, 1885-1961

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