General of the Army Douglas MacArthur,
Commander in Chief, Far East Command
Makes a Jeep Tour of Inchon port facilities on 16 September 1950, soon after the city was captured by U.S. forces.
Seated immediately behind him are Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division, (left center) and Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, (at right).
Photo #: 80-G-421945. Uploaded to Flickr by Lee Ekstrom.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Jacklyn Lucas Medal of Honor in Jeep
Private first Class Jacklyn H. Lewis of the U.S. Marine Corps - was awarded the Medal of Honor for pulling two grenades under his body to protect his fellow soldiers.
Read more of his exploits at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacklyn_H._Lucas
Jacklyn waves from the back seat of a Willys MB Jeep 4x4 as he leaves LaGuardia Airport for Nimitz Day celebrations in New York City, New York on 9 October 1945.
Photo #: NH 103870.
Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Read more of his exploits at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacklyn_H._Lucas
Jacklyn waves from the back seat of a Willys MB Jeep 4x4 as he leaves LaGuardia Airport for Nimitz Day celebrations in New York City, New York on 9 October 1945.
Photo #: NH 103870.
Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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