Us Welcomes General Wainwright 1945

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United States of America (USA).

Title reads "Wainwright US Welcomes Home the Hero of Bataan".

Several shots of General Jonathan Wainwright leaving plane and being greeted by several high ranking officers. He was imprisoned by Japanese. His sister gives him affectionate hug. Crowd at...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74180
Sort Number:
UN 1432 A
Time in/Out:
01:51:04:00 / 01:54:43:00
Canister:
UN 1432 A
Film ID:
2082.28
Issue Date:
1945

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Nutopia - 1945-60

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