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It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur
There was no overall Allied commander in the Pacific in WWII. General MacArthur, Adimiral Nimitiz, and Admiral Mountbatten each were supreme commanders in defined areas. MacArthur was designated to command the occupation forces and so presided at the Japanese surrender ceremony.
Overall Allied command in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) was two-fold: General Douglas MacArthur commanded the South West Pacific region, which encompassed Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines, among other islands. Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the Pacific Ocean region, which encompassed all Pacific areas north of MacArthur's command-area.
It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
Notably , Douglas MacArthur and Matthew Ridgeway .
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.
General Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur
Command was under General Douglas Macarthur.
general Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur
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.
Initally it was General Douglas MacArthur and later General Matthew Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) led US forces in the Pacific in World War II, and again as UN commander in the Korean War (1950-1953), until he was relieved of command by President Truman in 1951.
Truman announced MacArthur's dismissal on 11 April 1951.