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Del Monte Airfield
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Del Monte Field was a heavy bomber airfield of the Far East Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces, located in Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte
A B-17D of the 30th Bombardment Squadron being loaded with 100 and 500-pound bombs probably at Del Monte Field, Mindanao, Philippines, early in 1942.
A B-17D of the 30th Bombardment Squadron being loaded with 100 and 500-pound bombs probably at Del Monte Field, Mindanao, Philippines, early in 1942. Note the Fortress is parked in a rough, dirt area and the early M1917 Helmet and pre-war uniform worn by one of the ground crew, indicating the photo was taken in a combat area in the first few weeks of the war.
Aerial view NNW of the landing field on the Del Monte Golf Course, 1936, identifiable by the road and large pond.
Aerial view NNW of the landing field on the Del Monte Golf Course, 1936, identifiable by the road and large pond.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur evacuation memorial in Diklum, Bukidnon in Mindanao, bearing the inscription In alis vincimus (On wings we conquer)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur evacuation memorial in Diklum, Bukidnon in Mindanao, bearing the inscription In alis vincimus (On wings we conquer)
Douglas MacArthur
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Douglas MacArthur was an American general. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from
Del Monte Airfield
…military forces in the Philippines due to the rising tensions with the Empire of Japan. In mid-November 1941, with the creation of the FEAF, General Douglas MacArthur approved the expansion of Del Monte into a heavy bomber base for the 7th Bombardment Group, projected to arrive in early December. His plans, MacArthur…
MacArthur in 1945
MacArthur in 1945
MacArthur as a student at West Texas Military Academy in the late 1890s
MacArthur as a student at West Texas Military Academy in the late 1890s
MacArthur was an engineer for the first 14 years of his military career. He received these golden castle pins as a gift upon graduation. He carried th
MacArthur was an engineer for the first 14 years of his military career. He received these golden castle pins as a gift upon graduation. He carried these pins with him for over 40 years and in 1945 gave them to Major General Leif J. Sverdrup, whom he thought more deserving to wear them. Sverdrup gave them to the Chief of Engineers in 1975. Every Chief of Engineers since then has worn MacArthur's pins.
Brigadier General MacArthur holding a riding crop at a French château, September 1918
Brigadier General MacArthur holding a riding crop at a French château, September 1918