Gaetano Faillace | |
|---|---|
 Faillace's picture of General MacArthur and the Emperor at Allied GHQ in Tokyo. September 27, 1945. | |
| Born | September 17, 1904 New York City |
| Died | December 31, 1991 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
Gaetano Faillace (September 17, 1904 – December 31, 1991)[1] was General Douglas MacArthur's personal photographer during World War II and the American occupation of Japan after World War II. During his time in the United States Army, he took many famous images including MacArthur wading ashore during the landing on Leyte, MacArthur with Emperor Hirohito, and the cover photo for MacArthur's book Reminiscences of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.[2]
- ^ North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2007.
- ^ The Times-News 1992, p. 21