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General Douglas MacArthur conferring with field officers, Luzon, Philippines, early 1945
May 22, 2008 | Subscribe to this post
Posted by Elizabeth Hull in Uncategorized
Hugh Morton’s caption reads: “Dusty, Mac, Mullins at San Manuel, Luzon.”
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I have a framed copy of this photo (browned with age) hanging behind me in my office as I type. The story my grandmother told me when she gave it to me after my granddad died was that he (HMM), MacArthur, and the 2 other men were the only men standing at the time the photo was taken…supposedly bullets were whizzing all around. Not sure about the older officer (right) in the helmet, but seems the younger officer (left)with the map and glasses, I believe, was shot and killed within a few hours of this photo. Hard to believe…
Also, I believe this photo went a long way with the photos my granddad took that were used as guides when a bust was made of MacArthur after the war, perhaps in DC - it’s actually a great profile photo.