P00599.005 Accession Number: P00599.005

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 1945. US GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ALLIED MILITARY FORCES IN THE PACIFIC, WELCOMES TWO OFFICERS OF THE PHILIPPINES CONTINGENT OF THE MEXICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE UPON THEIR ARRIVAL IN MANILA TO JOIN THE FIFTH US AIR FORCE IN BATTLE AGAINST THE JAPANESE. L TO R: LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALFONSO GURZA, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE MEXICAN EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE; COLONEL ANTONIO GARDENAS, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MEXICAN EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE CONTINGENT IN THE PHILIPPINES; GENERAL MACARTHUR AND GENERAL GEORGE KENNY, FIFTH AIR FORCE COMMANDER. US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION PICTURE 42468. (DONOR: K. ATKINSON).

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P00599.005
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
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1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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