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1944 Mrs. MacArthur launches Australian destroyer
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0:50Now PlayingDate: 15th January 1944
Location: Bataan, Philippines
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Destroyer Launched by Mrs. MacArthur
AUSTRALIA: Sydney: New South Wales: Sydney Harbour: Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company:
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AUSTRALIA, Naval. Mrs. Douglas MacArthur launches H. M. A. S. Bataan
MacARTHUR, GENERAL DOUGLAS & Mrs. Mrs. launches H.M.A.S. Bataan
Personalities - Relatives; Navy - Ceremonial; United States of America
Jean Marie Faircloth MacArthur, Royal Australian Navy, launching, ceremony, launch, ship, WWII, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, war, Douglas MacArthur
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