USA: WW2 Homecoming; Ceremony City Hall - NPC-15360

Summary

1) LA MS-MCU VADM WILLIAM F. HALSEY receiving a symbolic key to the city, and addressing a crowd from in front of city hall, believed to be San Francisco or LA civilian and military dignitaries seen seated behind the speaker"s stand and members of the press in FG shooting pictures (SV). VG2) MS A VADM, a USA colonel and a RADM seated among the dignitaries. VG3) LA MS Spectators looking down from a balcony of the building. VG4) LA MS Four Army or Marine officers standing at attention on the steps of the city hall. VG5) MS Women in the crowd and children waving US flags.6) MS Sailors marching in front of city hall in a parade. VG.7) MS A civilian band playing, the crowd in BG. VG8) LA MS VADM HALSEY and an Army Maj/Gen greeting one another among the dignataries. VG9) LA MLS VADM HALSEY and other officers saluting, as the parade passes in front of city hall, actor BOB HOPE seen among dignataries. VG10) LA MCU VADM HALSEY and an unidt. VADM saluting, as a US flag passes by during the parade. VG11) LA MS BOB HOPE. VG12) LA MCU VADM HALSEY and the unidt. VADM saluting. VG13) LA MS Mayor, VADM HALSEY, the unidt. VADM an Army colonel and a RADM standing in front of the city hall they come to the salute as a US flag passes. VG14) LA MS BOB HOPE greeting VADM HALSEY and stepping up to the mike to address the audience. VG15) LA MCU BOB HOPE speaking. VG16) MS VADM HALSEY seated between the mayor and the VADM. VG17) LA MS Mayor addressing the crowd. VG18) LA MLS Sailors behind the ship"s railing looking down on the crowd on the pier, assembled for the ship"s homecoming (little dark). G19) LA MCU-MS Sailors displaying a captured Japanese flag and waving hats (2-V). G20) LA MS-MLS WAVES coming aboard the ship over the brow, some carrying baskets (SV). VG21) LA MLS Sailors behind the ship"s railing, one man folding the Japanese flag. VG22) HA MS WAVES with baskets standing at the foot of the brow. VG23) HA MS Woman who seems to be crying among the crowd. VG24) LA MS Men looking out of an open hatch. VG25) (SV) Marines coming off of the ship carrying seabags, and stacking the bags in an open panel truck, a WAVE is seen handing out milk cartons to the men. (SV).26) LA MLS Sailors behind a ship"s railing looking down. G27) LA MS Two sailors going over the brow carrying seabags. G28) MCU Sailor on the pier kissing his wife. VG