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General Douglas MacArthur is the military commander who had been relieved of his command by President Truman during the Korean War, but who still had substantial support in the US public.

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Q: Who was treated as a hero upon returning to the US from the Korean war even though he had been relieved of his command?
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Which of these men was treated as an hero upon returning to the US during the Korean was even though he had been relieved of his command?

Harry S. Truman


Which men was treated as a hero opon returning to the US during the Korean war even though he had been relieved of his command?

That would be one General Douglas Macarthur.


Truman relieved General MacArthur of his command during the Korean War because MacArthur had?

He rejected the command to limit the war


MacArthur was relieved of his command in the Korean conflict because he defied President?

Harry S. Truman


What wars did general Douglas MacArthur participate in?

WWI, WWII, Korea. He was relieved (fired) of command in Korea.


What impact did Douglas MacArthur have on the post war era in Japan?

During WW2 and the Korean War, GEN MacArthur was an American Hero, furnished with ticker tape parades, and was requested by the population to run for the US Presidential Office. He was paraded thru the major cities of the US after WW2, and paraded again after being relieved of command during the Korean War. Always being treated as a hero, even after being fired (relieved of command). One of his greatest speeches was at West Point: "...An old soldier never dies, he just fades away..."


Douglas mcarthur wanted to expand the Korean War into?

MacArthur wanted to invade N. Korea; and he did. Then he wanted to invade Red China. He was relieved of command by President Truman.


Who challenged Truman's conduct of the Korean war and was fired for it?

US Army General Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command by President Truman. The general had told the Commander in Chief that Red China would NOT enter the war. They did. The general then told Truman that he was prepared to invade Red China and use atomic weapons to gain victory. He was relieved of command.


Did MacArthur and Truman agree about how to fight the Korean War?

MacArthur was willing to invade Red China if it entered the war; and use atomic weapons to defeat them. Truman relieved MacArthur of command.


What caused MacArthur to get fired by 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.


When did MacArthur get discharged from the Vietnam war?

General Douglas MacArthur was no longer in the military when the Vietnam War began. President Truman relieved him of Command during the Korean War on April 10, 1951.


Truman fire MacArthur from Korean war?

Yes. MacArthur's success in total war was brilliant, but he did not grasp the concept of limited war which was necessary in the nuclear age. After much disagreement on the conduct of the war, Truman relieved him of command and replaced him with Ridgway.