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1. MACVC_150531_17.JPG: 1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial Limousine This 1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial Limousine served as General MacArthur's staff car from late-1950 through 1963. It arrived in Japan in November 1950 and replaced a 1942 Cadilac [sic] previously assigned solely for the General's use. When MacArthur was recalled from the Far East in April 1951, this vehicle came back to the United States for his continued use in New York. Nearly every member of the GHQ motor pool detachment who worked on or drove this car carved their initials into the dashboard. The US Army donated the vehicle to the MacArthur Memorial in 1963.
2. MACVC_150531_20.JPG: General MacArthur steps out of the Chrysler Imperial in front of his headquarters at the Dai Ichi building, Tokyo, on his 71st birthday, January 26, 1951.
3. MACVC_150531_23.JPG: The MacArthurs leave their residence at the US Embassy in Tokyo for the last time in the vehicle, April 16, 1951.
4. MACVC_150531_27.JPG: General MacArthur is visible in the back seat of the Chrysler as he leaves the Dai Inch building ca. 1951. His driver, Sgt. Daniel Humphries, closes the rear door.
5. MACVC_150531_33.JPG: Greetings Be is hereby known to all that General Douglas MacArthur has, on this 18th day of November, 1951 been made an Honorary Citizen Norfolk, Virginia
6. MACVC_150531_36.JPG: 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA Motorcycle Harley-Davidson was the main supplier of motorcycles to the United States military during World War II. The WLA model entered production in 1940, before American entry into World War II, but most were built 1942-45. Production ceased with the end of the war, but was revived in 1949-1952 and the WLA was used again during the Korean War. More than 90,000 WLA models were produced for the US armed forces and other allied countries, including Great Britain, Canada, and Russia. The US Army used vehicles such as this primarily for messengers, scouts, and military police. The vast quantities of surplus military motorcycles available at the end of the war helped lead the popularity of the motorcycle in American culture.
7. MACVC_150531_40.JPG: Workers prepare the Rotunda of the MacArthur Memorial: Renovation of the old City Hall and Courthouse began in 1962. The entire interior of the structure was gutted and a three-story central Rotunda, constructed of marble with a domed ceiling, built directly under the exterior dome. The Rotunda would be the burial site for General MacArthur and his wife. Construction of the interior of the Memorial was completed in 1963 and General MacArthur's memorabilia began arriving that year. The Memorial opened to the public January 26, 1964 -- the General's 84th birthday. Original architect's drawing of the planned Research Center: General MacArthur was to official dedicate the Memorial in May 1964 but he was not able to fulfill this duty, as he died April 5. Plans to expand his Memorial continued and his papers and other belongings continued to arrive in Norfolk. In addition to the main museum featuring his belongings, a working research center using his papers was planned.
8. MACVC_150531_52.JPG: In 1918 the City Council met for the last time in the 1850 City Hall, moving to a new location in September. However the building continued to function as the Court House for another four decades. As Norfolk continued to grow during the 20th century, the old building -- even with additional courtrooms built adjacent to it -- simply was no longer adequate for the city's needs. About the same time that [sic] city began construction of a new City Hall and Courthouse facility, former Mayor Fred Duckworth and current Mayor Roy Martin approached General MacArthur about the idea of establishing a memorial to the General -- similar to what had been envisioned years before for Riveredge. This time though the City of Norfolk could offer a more viable venue that the old Hardy home had been: the soon-to-be-vacated 1850 City Hall building. Thus in February 1961 General MacArthur signed a formal agreement with the City of Norfolk establishing what would become the MacArthur Memorial.
9. MACVC_150531_62.JPG: "I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our force stands again on Philippine soil, soil conserved in the blood of our two people." -- Douglas MacArthur, Leyte, Oct. 20, 1944.
10. MACVC_150531_72.JPG: Willys Jeep "Four things won the Second World War: the bazooka, the Jeep, the atom bomb and the C-47." -- General Dwight D. Eisenhower More than 650,000 of this iconic vehicle [sic] were produced during World War II by Willys-Overland Motors and Ford Motor Company. This example is the 1/4 ton 4x4 Willys MB truck and was manufactured in 1945. About 360,000 MB models were produced 1942-45 and saw wide service by American forces in all theaters of World War II.
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Description of Subject Matter: Douglas MacArthur, a controversial American military figure, attended West Point, following a military tradition established by his father, Arthur MacArthur, who fought with distinction in the Civil War. Douglas fought alongside the Philippines in the Spanish-American War. He served in World War I, twice being injured by German gas during attacks from the trenches. After the war, he became Chief of Staff, in which capacity he put down the peaceful Bonus Army marchers in Washington DC in a largely unwarranted action. Afterward, as the war with Japan loomed, he was sent back to the Philippines to firm up their army. Pearl Harbor happened sooner than expected and the Japanese invaded the Philippines. MacArthur was ordered to go to Australia, leaving Corregidor to surrender under General Wainwright. Douglas commanded the actions which eventually led to the retaking of the Philippines and then, after the atomic bomb ended the war, he became the military governor of Japan, bringing it into the western sphere.
It's during the Korean War that he became more controversial. He was appointed as the head of the United Nations forces there after the North Koreans attacked in 1950. He planned the brilliant landing at Inchon Harbor that sent the North Koreans reeling. He kept pushing them northward toward the Chinese border despite some rumblings from the Chinese about them seeing this as an act of aggression against them. Finally, the Chinese invaded, pushing the UN forces back through Seoul before the war resolved into a stalemate. MacArthur kept pushing for an invasion of China, Truman didn't want the war widened. Finally, Truman fired MacArthur.
MacArthur came back to a hero's welcome and addressed a joint session of Congress. He worked to get himself put on the Republican ticket in 1952 as a darkhorse candidate but that didn't work and Eisenhower was elected instead.
Still a man of ego, he advised Presidents (including apparently telling Kennedy and Johns ...More...
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2015 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. I retired from the US Census Bureau in god-forsaken Suitland, Maryland on my 58th birthday in May. Yee ha! Trips this year: a quick trip to Florida. two Civil War Trust conferences (Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA), and my 10th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles). Ego Strokes: Carolyn Cerbin used a Kevin Costner photo in her USA Today article. Miss DC pictures were used a few times in the Washington Post. Number of photos taken this year: just over 550,000.
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