General Douglas MacArthur in an LCVP getting ready to go ashore on Lingayen Gulf Blue 1 landing beach, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Jan 1945. Note Chief of Staff Lt General R.K. Sutherland beside him.

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Caption     General Douglas MacArthur in an LCVP getting ready to go ashore on Lingayen Gulf Blue 1 landing beach, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Jan 1945. Note Chief of Staff Lt General R.K. Sutherland beside him. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines
Date 9 Jan 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-299234
 
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Photos on Same Day 9 Jan 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Dec 2019 08:17:28 PM

The officer in the helmet and the sunglasses is MacArthur’s aide, Col L.N. Lehr.

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Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines

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