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Post by Karl Welteke on Oct 6, 2017 14:52:01 GMT 8
General MacArthur Pictures from Navy Files Living in the Philippines in Philippine-American circles and having read a lot about WWII in this part of the world I cannot help but admire him as a truly very great military leader. All these 8 images came from the Naval History and Heritage Command and this was the URL: www.history.navy.mil/search.html?q=General+MacArthur Za270. General MacArthur's 84th birthday party, 26 January 1964. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Retired) (left) with General of the Army Douglas MacArthur At General MacArthur's 84th birthday party, 26 January 1964. Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.  Za271. General MacArthur at Atsugi airfield, Japan, on 30 August 1945. Talks with Allied and Japanese newsmen after his arrival at Atsugi airfield, Japan, on 30 August 1945. Standing behind General MacArthur, at right, is General Robert L. Eichelberger. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.  Za272. Generals Krueger, MacArthur and Marshall 1943 SC 183951 Lieutenant General Walter Krueger Commanding General, U.S. Sixth Army (left) General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area, and General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (right). At a field headquarters in the Southwest Pacific Area, late 1943. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.  Za273. General MacArthur visits the ruins of the Manila hotel, 23 February 1945 Visits the ruins of the Manila hotel that was his pre-war home on Luzon, 23 February 1945. He is accompanied by Colonel James Corbett and two infantrymen, one armed with an M1 rifle. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archive  Za274. General MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. SC 190409 General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific. Description: Discuss Pacific war strategy at General MacArthur's headquarters, Brisbane, Australia, 27 March 1944. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.  Za275. Lieutenant General MacArthur 15th Aug 1941, Induction Ceremony. SC 128885 Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army, Commanding General Far Eastern Army (front). Description: Accepting command of Philippine Army troops in induction ceremonies of the Philippine Army Air Corps, at Zabalan Field, Camp Murphy, Rizal, Philippine Islands, 15 August 1941. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.  Za276. General MacArthur portrait image for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Portrait photograph, taken circa 1943 or 1944. The original print is inscribed: To Admiral Nimitz. With regard and admiration. Douglas MacArthur. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.  Za277. General MacArthur in the Malinta Tunnel 1st March 1942. Description: With his Chief of Staff, Major General Richard Sutherland, in the Headquarters tunnel on Corregidor, Philippines, 1 March 1942. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Note from Karl: The reply/entry by dmether on the 25th Feb. 2014, in this thread, with a list of decorations and awards to Gen. MacArthur was blocked and is now reposted there! |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Dec 13, 2017 15:53:35 GMT 8
General MacArthur Pictures Living in the Philippines in Philippine-American circles and having read a lot about WWII in this part of the world I cannot help but admire him as a truly very great military leader. Eight more pictures of a great American General These pictures came from Wikipedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons is a great source of images, this is the URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images  Za488. General MacArthur surveys the beachhead on Leyte Island 1944. commons.wikimedia. General Douglas MacArthur surveys the beachhead on Leyte Island, soon after American forces swept ashore from a gigantic liberation armada into the central Philippines, at the historic moment when the General made good his promise `I shall return.'" 1944. 26-G- 3584  Za489. General Douglas MacArthur (center) grasps General J. Lawton Collins (left) and Admiral Forrest P. Sherman (right). commons.wikimedia. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Far East, (center) Greets Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (left) and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrive at an Tokyo, Japan, airfield, for conferences concerning future operations in Korea, 21 August 1950. Photo #: 80-G-422492  Za490, Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur. commons.wikimedia. Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, at their first meeting, at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, 27 September, 1945  Za491. General Douglas MacArthur in Manila, Philippines. commons.wikimedia.  Za492. In Leyte MacArthur walking through the sea water and to the beach. commons.wikimedia. When Americans stormed ashore at Leyte, it fulfilled a promise made by Gen. Douglas MacArthur made in the dark days following the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese in 1942. NOTE: This picture was staged by MacArthur during a re-take. He was upset when he had to walk in the sea water to the beach. But when the American public reacted positively to the image, he asked to re-take the scene. Then every time he landed on a beach, his staff made sure that the news photographers took the photos of MacArthur walking through the sea water and to the beach.  Za493. MacArthur smoking his corncob pipe, probably at Manila, Philippine Islands, 2 August 1945. commons.wikimedia.  Za494. MacArthur und Chester W. Nimitz. commons.wikimedia.  Za495. Franklin D. Roosevelt, General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, and Laehy commons.wikimedia. Franklin D. Roosevelt, General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, and Laehy in Waikiki, Hawaii - NARA - 197116.tif |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Feb 3, 2018 17:30:33 GMT 8
General MacArthur Podcast with his biography up to WWII The podcast is about 45 minutes long and includes the biography. This is the URL of the webpage and you got to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Down Load Link. www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/31051079/episode-38-the-battle-for-the-philippines-part-1/ Za587. Philippine war map 8th Dec 1941 to 8th Jan 1942. This clear and big Philippine war map -8th Dec 1941 to 8th Jan 1942- is part of the above podcast web page-Episode 38, the Battle for the Philippines-part 1  Za588. Bataan war map 6th to 16th Jan. 1942. This very big Bataan war map -8th Dec 1941 to 8th Jan 1942- is part of the above podcast web page-Episode 38, the Battle for the Philippines-part 1. Here I copied a smaller version; this is the URL for the very big version: legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/engineers_v1_1947/bataan_defense_1942.jpg I liked the podcast presentation very much and add here two images that indentify the name and producer of this pod cast.  Za589. SE Asia History Podcasts by Charles Kimbell  Za590. SE Asia History Podcasts by Charles Kimbell |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Mar 18, 2018 8:06:46 GMT 8
Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor on the 2nd March 1945. A Frenchman, Peter Deforest has posted this album on his Facebook page. It has 38 images. The pictures are shot by Carl Mydans and are from the LIFE Collection. This is the album name and URL: Retour de MacArthur à Corregidor - 1945. Photos : Carl Mydans - LIFE Collections, 38 images. www.facebook.com/pg/Radio.WW2/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2005905652988754Nine (9) pictures of the above album are presented here. I cannot pinpoint the exact location of most of the pictures, maybe someone else can?  Za720. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, album from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection.  Za721. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection.  Za722. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. This must be the drive towards Topside, I recognize Mt. Limay on Bataan at left.  Za723. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. The famous moment of raising the U.S. Colors on –The Old Flag Staff- On of the rare picture with flag and the Gen. and all are saluting.  Za724. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection.  Za725. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection.  Za726. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. Could this be one of the one story Senior Officer Quarters?  Za727. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. Could this be the North Entrance of the Malinta Tunnel, did Gen. MacArthur not start out as Army Engineer?  Za728. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. Could this be the North Entrance of the Malinta Tunnel, did Gen. MacArthur not start out as Army Engineer? These pictures are from the LIFE Collection via Peter DeForest, he is involved in two different WWII Group of photos, here are the URLs: All Albums from Peter DeForest WWII Radio Facebook: www.facebook.com/pg/Radio.WW2/photos/?tab=albumsAll Albums from Peter DeForest WWII Photos Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/195467287583906/photos/?filter=albums |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 14, 2018 17:19:45 GMT 8
Gen MacArthur from an Artist  Zc521. Gen MacArthur’s desk in New Guinea by John Cullen Murphy sent by Brendan Murphy. This picture was just sent to me last week by Brendan Murphy. Brendan Murphy is the son of famous artist John Cullen Murphy. Brendan and I served together in the Navy Diving School in Pearl Harbor in 1984. He was a very good Petty Officer. He made Master Diver and Master Chief Petty Officer. He still works for the Navy as a civilian and recertifies diving systems on Navy ships. That is why he came here, to Subic Bay, a few years ago to recertify a system on a ship. It was great reunion between shipmates after 30 years.  Zc522.This is John Cullen Murphy from Wikipedia. For about 30 years he was the artist who continued the work on the comic strip Prince Valiant which was started by Hal Foster. This is the first time I saw the picture of Brendan’s father and they indeed look alike. There is plenty on the internet about Price Valiant and John Cullen Murphy, look it up. I always remember that Brendan told me he sat as a model sometime when his father illustrated Prince Valiant.  Zc523. Gen MacArthur 1944 by John Cullen Murphy, now at the Yale University Art Gallery artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/9290 .The picture was donated by Mrs. Richard K. Sutherland. The Gen MacArthur Memorial has a page about the artist John Cullen Murphy, he served on the general’s staff as an officer. www.macarthurmemorial.org/146/John-Cullen-MurphyJohn Cullen Murphy John Cullen Murphy was a revered artist and cartoonist of his time and of today. He was a historic figure due to his artistry. He was born in New York City May 3, 1919, and he died at the age of 85 in Greenwich, CT. Murphy began art classes at the very early age of nine. One summer when he was outside playing baseball he was asked to be a model by artist named Norman Rockwell, who would end up being a great inspiration and mentor to young Murphy. John Murphy went to many different great educational institutions to study art such as the Phoenix Art Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago. Through his hard work and talent, he went to produce many outstanding illustrations, portraits, cartoons, and sketches that are seen as very influential. In 1940, John Cullen Murphy entered the United States Army initially in the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard. He quickly received a commission as an anti-aircraft artillery officer and rose to the rank of Major. While in the Army he spent several years in the Pacific during World War II. Throughout this time he did not stop drawing. His first cover for Liberty magazine was awarded to him while he was in training. Military Portraits During his time in the South Pacific he served as an aide to General Richard Marquardt, and there he became a part of the informal staff artist team. In this position he would draw portraits of General Douglas MacArthur and other notable figures during the war, which were many times published by the Chicago Tribune. He even made sketches of the various places and people he came in contact with such as his sketches from when he was in New Guinea. Once he left the Army he concentrated only on his work as an illustrator. It was at this point of his life where may other great works were created and published abroad. Murphy’s works were published in Liberty, Columbia, and Sport magazines. Comic Strips Two of his well-known comic strips were Prince Valiant and Big Ben Bolt. Murphy went on to win many different awards, including the National Cartoonist Society’s “Best Story Script” (of which he was a former President) more than any other syndicated cartoonist. John Cullen Murphy is known today as one of the most beloved artists of America’s history. The Memorial Collection The MacArthur Memorial has a collection of about two dozen original paintings and drawings by John Cullen Murphy, which provide a great glimpse at the war in the Southwest Pacific and also life in Japan during the Allied Occupation as seen through one of the 20th century’s finest artists. Murphy’s works in the Memorial’s collection run the gamut from portraits of generals to ordinary GIs, from the interior of the MacArthur residence at the American Embassy in Tokyo to homeless Japanese in Tokyo’s train stations. Murphy was present for the surrender negotiations between the Japanese and Americans in Manila’s City Hall in August 1945 and executed a series of watercolors of the Japanese delegation being ushered into the room. Many of these drawings were gifts from Murphy to General MacArthur and others were given to the Memorial by the artist for an exhibition of his work in 1985 entitled “Port Moresby to Tokyo: John Cullen Murphy’s War in the Pacific.” |
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Post by stringbean on Sept 23, 2018 20:23:29 GMT 8
A bit of randomness regarding the General that I hope others might find interesting. I vaguely recall reading a few lines on MacArthur's Filipina mistress (in Manchester's American Caesar) some years back, but that's all I remember hearing on the matter. Fast forward a decade, and while in the States (Washington, D.C.) last December visiting I find out that I'm sitting in the building where he boarded her (in secret from his mother as well as the general public). My girlfriend's mother has an apartment near Dupont Circle, and, well, the building her apartment is in just happens to be The Chastleton. (Read more on below.) Of the countless historically significant buildings in the D.C. area, and more specifically the Dupont Circle area, THIS is the one she lives in. Brilliant. I seemed to be enjoying this fact more than the others, but then again I suppose I'm easily amused.      |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 24, 2018 12:58:44 GMT 8
The more times change, the more they remain the same.
Lucky MacArthur never got appointed to the US Supreme Court.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 25, 2018 19:29:44 GMT 8
Gen. MacArthur from PBS, the American Experience. I copied all articles; they also include other related subjects or people. But for this forum presentation I only chose six pages.  Zc777. One of our Filipino boys, injured in the fighting on Bataan, January 28, 1942, being brought back to a first aid station by his comrades. Longoskawayan Point, West Coast. Library of Congress. This a rare photo, there only few pictures of the Battle of Bataan! This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-siege-bataan/ Zc778. General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress. This is about the money he received from the Philippine Government in 1942. This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-secret-payment/ Zc779. General Douglas MacArthur, Library of Congress. This picture was attached to the Korean Hearing page, article and it says it is a 1905 picture. BUT THAT MUST BE WRONG; my guess is that it was shot after World War One. This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-senate-hearings-korea/ Zc780. Bonus Army marching to the Capitol; Washington, D.C. 5 July 1932,. Library of Congress. This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-bonus-march-may-july-1932/ Zc781. The mother of Gen. Douglas Mary, Pinkney Hardy MacArthur. This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-mary-pinkney-hardy-macarthur/ Zc782. General MacArthur, left, congratulates Captain Villamor (one of the small group of flyers that did heroic service in the Battle) of the Philippine Air Force, after awarding him the Distinguished Service Cross, December 22, 1941. Library of Congress. This is the source PBS URL: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-filipino-veterans-movement/ |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jan 10, 2019 10:35:16 GMT 8
Gen MacArthur by John Cullen Murphy  Zc523. Gen MacArthur by John Cullen Murphy I received this picture on the 27th Dec. 2018 from Brendan Murphy. Brendan Murphy is the son of famous artist John Cullen Murphy. Brendan and I served together in the Navy Diving School in Pearl Harbor in 1984. He was a very good Petty Officer. He made Master Diver and Master Chief Petty Officer. He still works for the Navy as a civilian and recertifies diving systems on Navy ships. That is why he came here, to Subic Bay, a few years ago to recertify a system on a ship. It was great reunion between shipmates after 30 years. Brendon wrote this: Karl, A copy of one of Dad’s paintings. Notice it was early in the war when he had only 4 stars. The original is signed by the General. On the same day Brendon sent another email and sent this: Merry Christmas to you and yours! I was just taking another look at my Dad's signature and it says Captain. This would mean that he had probably started to serve as General Maquette’s aide. Brendan Karl continues: This picture looks very similar than the picture I posted in this thread 14th Aug. 2018 and I cannot tell whether it is the same or not. But there are some differences. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Mar 29, 2019 17:24:44 GMT 8
Tacloban in Leyte visit 2019-01-31 to 02-04
My family friend Harald and I visited Tacloban on those dates. We generated 123 images, however I did not write any descriptions. We visited the City Hall area, the Leyte Park Resort, the Leyte Capitol Building (History), the Harbor and market. About 120 images
Here are two sample images:
The Leyte Province Capitol Building
The Leyte Provincial Capitol Marker says this:
On the steps of this capitol building of Leyte was formally installed 23 October 1944. Sergio Osmeña as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines by General Douglas MacArthur in the presence of cabinetmen, liberation forces and many other grateful people. Henceforth, until 27 February 1945, this edifice served as the Capitol Building of the Philippines.
Here are two more historical images from WWII
MacArthur was now able to declare “I Have Returned”. In a speech, delivered via radio message from a portable radio set at Leyte, on October 20, 1944 he sent this message:
This is the Voice of Freedom,
General MacArthur speaking.
People of the Philippines: I have returned.
By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil – soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.
At my side is your President, Sergio Osmena, worthy successor of that great patriot, Manuel Quezon, with members of his cabinet. The seat of your government is now therefore firmly re-established on Philippine soil.
The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom that challenges the best that is written on the pages of human history.
I now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know from the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has a force there to contend with no less violent than is the force committed from without.
Rally to me. Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike!
For future generations of your sons and daughters, strike! In the name of your sacred dead, strike!
Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled. The guidance of Divine God points the way. Follow in His name to the Holy Grail of righteous victory!
GENERAL McARTHUR reads his Proclamation of Liberation at Tacloban, Leyte, soon after U.S. landings. In background, left to right: VAdm T. C. Kinkaid, LtGen Walter Krueger, CG Sixth Army, unidentified AAF officer, and President Sergio Osmena.
My pictures (about 120) are uploaded into these two albums:
Uploaded to my Facebook Bon Ot:
www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2250008008425806&type=3
Uploaded to my Photobucket account:
app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/17b913dc-394f-4c3e-adef-78a83ce028eb
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