General MacArthur.
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The Korean War began while Truman was the president.
Harry S. Truman
General MacArthur was defiant of President Truman's philosophy of containment in the Korean conflict so President Truman relieved him of his command in Korea on April 10th, 1951.
The Korean War started when President Harry S. Truman was in office. President Dwight D. Eisenhower took office near the end of the conflict.
Harry Truman was the President when the Korean War began, The began as a police action by the newly formed United Nation.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Until he was relieved of duty by President Truman in 1951, for publicly disagreeing with Truman's Korean War Policy. He was replaced by Gen. Ridgeway.
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president truman ordered american troops moved from Japan to South Korea.
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Harry Truman was the president when the war began in Korea.
No, General MacArthur fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. In 1951, President Harry Truman discharged MacArthur for disrespecting him (Truman) and other superiors in charge of the Korean conflict.