President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
President Harry Truman
General Douglas MacArthur. Wikipedia has a very good article on him. True. General Douglas MacArthur accused Truman of preventing him from bombing supply depots.
may 5 1951
General Douglas Mcarthur
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
President Harry Truman
General Douglas MacArthur. Wikipedia has a very good article on him. True. General Douglas MacArthur accused Truman of preventing him from bombing supply depots.
MacArthur became a general during WW I and remained so until h e was fired by Truman . As such he served under Wilson, Harding, Coolidge,Hoover, F. Roosevelt and Truman. Before he was a general, he served under T. Roosevelt and Taft.
Truman was concerned that Korea would blow up into WWIII; which is one of the reasons he fired General MacArthur, he was willing to take that chance.
Patton
He made several comments about the United States' conduct of the Korean conflict that incensed President Harry Truman.
may 5 1951
General Douglas Mcarthur
Yes, he did. After defying his orders, Truman fired him.
President Truman fired General Douglas Macarthur.
They saw him as a hero