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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 161st Photographic Company; Signal Corps
  • Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Pacific Theater; Philippines; Japan
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

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“This was a very emotional moment for MacArthur and he wanted to let the Filipinos know he had set foot on their land.”

Armed with a camera, professional photographer turned soldier Charles Restifo waded into some of the most intense action in the Pacific Theater of World War II. His job was to record the war in pictures, and for much of his time in service, he had an irresistible subject: the flamboyant and controversial General Douglas MacArthur. Restifo was there when MacArthur made his triumphant return to the islands, but more importantly, he brought back rare pictures of actual combat and was one of the first photographers allowed into Hiroshima after August 6, 1945.

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[ Photo Album ]

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[ The Autobiography of Charles R. Restifo ]
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[ Postcard from Charles Restifo to Mr. T. Restifo, August 25, 1942. ]
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[ Postcard from Charles Restifo to Rose and Tony, March 19, 1943. ]
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[ Letter to Rose and Tony, March 11, 1943. ]
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[ Letter to Mother, August 15, 1943. ]
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[ Letter to "Folks", April 5, 1944. ]

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[ Letter to "Folks", April 24, 1944. ]
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[ Letter to "Folks," May 9, 1945. ]
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[ Letter to "Folks," September 2, 1945. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Charles Rosario Restifo Collection

Names

  • Restifo, Beatrice
  • Restifo, Charles Rosario

State of Birth

  • NY

Home State

  • CA

Headings

  • -  Restifo, Charles Rosario
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 161st Photographic Company; Signal Corps
    • Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Pacific Theater; Philippines; Japan
    • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Photograph: Original photographic print [38 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [10 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1942 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/5849

Cite as

  • Charles Rosario Restifo Collection (AFC/2001/001/5849), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Restifo, Beatrice, and Charles Rosario Restifo. Charles Rosario Restifo Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05849/.

APA citation style:

Restifo, B. & Restifo, C. R. (1942) Charles Rosario Restifo Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05849/.

MLA citation style:

Restifo, Beatrice, and Charles Rosario Restifo. Charles Rosario Restifo Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05849/>.