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MacARTHUR OF THE PACIFIC - 4
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2007-03-74-1

Description

Photograph: MacARTHUR OF THE PACIFIC - 4. US Official photograph, 25 Aug 1945. Riding in the front seat of a jeep, General Douglas MacArthur inspects Allied positions in New Guinea. General Sir Thomas Blamey (rear, under hat), commander of Australian Land Forces, who accompanied MacArthur on this inspection tour, will be one of those present at the ceremonies attending the formal surrender of Japan to the Allies. EDITORS: This is the fourth in a series of photos outlining General MacArthur’s wartime career in the Pacific. Associated with the Pacific Ocean, World War Two, War at Sea (1939-1945) and New Guinea, World War Two, Far East (1942-1944).

Events

Pacific Ocean, 1939-45 (World War Two, War at Sea 1939-1945), New Guinea, 1942-45 (World War Two, Far East 1941-1945)