World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gaetano Faillace
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He served as General Douglas MacArthur's personal photographer during the war and the American occupation of Japan after the war. During his time in the US Army, he took many famous images including MacArthur wading ashore during the landing on Leyte, MacArthur with Emperor Hirohito, and the cover for MacArthur's book Reminiscences of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.