Gen MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the US Army

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)

Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s):Aus dem leben osterr Bundesheeres
Historical Film, No. 1135

Use Restriction(s): Undetermined
Sound Type: Silent and Sound

Scope & Content: Reel 1 (sd.), Part 1 (Paramount News), MacArthur is decorated by Sec. Dern in 1935. Part 2 (Movietone News), he speaks on Philippine independence. Parts 3-5 (Paramount Sound News), Fr. troops pass in review at Rheims. MacArthur speaks on the French position in Europe. Chief of Staff Summerall resigns at Ft. Myer; new Chief MacArthur is greeted by Sec. Hurley in 1930. He speaks on military preparedness. Reel 2 (si. Austrian film entitled "Aus dem leben des osterr Bundesheeres"), MacArthur views Austrian maneuvers, bridge construction activities, and memorial services at a cemetery.

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

National Archives Identifier: 24639
Local Identifier: 111-H-1135

http://research.archives.gov/description/24639

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