PT-490, an 80-foot Elco motor torpedo boat with MTB Squadron 33, transporting General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger, and staff from Iloilo on Panay to Bacolod on Negros in the Philippines, 7 Jun 1945. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     PT-490, an 80-foot Elco motor torpedo boat with MTB Squadron 33, transporting General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger, and staff from Iloilo on Panay to Bacolod on Negros in the Philippines, 7 Jun 1945. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Philippines
Date 7 Jun 1945
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   SC 262349
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Jun 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,500 x 956 pixels



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1. Grandson of Stanley A. Decker says:
22 Feb 2020 06:07:47 PM

Happy to have another photo of my grandfather’s PT. He said that the fried chicken he found in McArthur’s quarters was great!

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