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1945 Homecoming of General Jonathan Wainwright
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0:19Now PlayingDate: 4th October 1945
Location: USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: New York: Various:
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NEW YORK Gen Wainwright drives through the streets of New York. Cheering crowds.
TRUMAN. President. Decorates Gen. Wainwright with the Congressional Medal of Honour, in Washington D.C.
WAINWRIGHT. Gen. U.S. Driving through streets of New York. Cheering crowds. Receives the Congressional Medal of Honour from President Truman in Washington.
WASHINGTON. Truman decorates General Wainwright with Congressional Medal of Honour.
Personalities - Armed Forces
New York City, Washington D.C., Second World War, World War II, WWII, War, Corregidor, allied forces, allies, postwar, Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV, Skinny, Jim, Skinny Jim, Philippines
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