The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An unidentified leading seaman from HMS Black Swan, stands at attention at a parade at Haneda Air Field, Tokyo. The occasion is the farewell to General Douglas MacArthur, who is returning home to the United States of America, after being replaced by Lieutenant General Matthew B Ridgway. Note the seaman is wearing a beard and moustache.
Troops from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), probably with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan, stand at ease with rifles held to the ground. They are pa
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Administrative Commander of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Korea (front, centre), talks with Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway (front, right).
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Matthew B Ridgway greets General (Gen) Douglas MacArthur at Haneda Airfield, Tokyo, before Gen Macarthur's departure for the United States of America on 16 April 1951. Lt
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Matthew B Ridgway, Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command in Korea (carrying a white glove in a gloved left hand) stands with Major General Blackshear M. Bryan of
Troops from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), probably with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan, form a line, turn their heads to the right and stretch th
An official party and a group of officers (right) take the salute from US troops at a parade at Haneda Airfield Tokyo. The parade is in honour of General (Gen) Douglas MacArthur (wearing trench coat
