| Taps: General Of The Army Douglas Buried in Norfolk Memorial | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1722 |
| Catalog #: | 429617 | |
| Clip Number: | 429617-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-030-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:30:56 - 00:32:35 | |
| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEMETERIES: Military FUNERALS: Military FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Virginia PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PERSONALITIES: Kennedy, Robert F. PERSONALITIES: Macarthur, Douglas | |
| Description: | Six days of national honors and mourning are climaxed at Norfolk, Virginia, as the body of General Douglas MacArthur is borne to Saint Paul's Church for services. Many prominent persons are present for the final rites. President Lyndon Johnson is represented by Attorney-General Robert Kennedy. From the Church the body is taken to the MacArthur Memorial for internment. Douglas MacArthur is gone but his courage and gallantry will live forever, in the hearts of all Americans. Norfolk, Virginia Funeral procession going down the street's of Norfolk, Virginia. General Macarthur’s casket is on a funeral cart pulled by horses. A military escort representing all the branches of the service are walking by the side of the funeral cart. In the back of the funeral cart which is carrying General MacArthur remains is the rider-less horse. MCUS - Attorney General Robert Kennedy and his wife Joan are walking behind the MacArthur family. MCUS - Jean Marie the wife of General MacArthur is accompanied by their son, Douglas MacArthur. MS - The pallbearers made of men representing different branches of the service, carrying General Douglas Macarthur’s casket to Saint Paul's Church. MS - The American Flag is taken off the casket, folded and presented to Mrs. Douglas MacArthur. MS - General Douglas Macarthur’s uncovered casket. | |
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