When was Douglas MacArthur born?

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Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880

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General Douglas MacArthur trained the Philippine Army. He served as Assistant to his father,General Arthur MacArthur, who was also assigned in the Philippines. After promising to return to the Philippnes during World War II, he kept his promise to the Filipino People by actually returning to liberate the Filipinos from the Japanese Occupation, even when the President of the USA was not in favor of having him pass by the Philippines. This same general was chosen to lead the United Nations Command in a war against North Korean aggression. Considered a hero by both the Americans and Filipinos, General Douglas MacArthur also led the rebuilding of Japan into a democratic country after Japan surrended to end World War II. His famous words worth remembering were: " I shall return." and " Old soldiers never die. they just fade away." by: Tomas M. Barrameda II , Philippines Douglas MacArthur was also a great general that Harry Truman didn't understand. -violinist101

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MacArthur was the commander of U.S. Forces in the Pacific during WW2. He was also the Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in the Pacific, as Eisenhower was in Europe. Use the link below to learn more.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur


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MacArthur officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. He led the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. On 11 April 1951, MacArthur was removed from command (read fired) by President Harry S. Truman.
He suggested that the US drop the atomic bombs on Japan. He also was an expert on Pacific Ocean wars, and was an American general.

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an American General..........

............who was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific, came back to the Philippines as liberator as he had promised he would, and was later sacked by President Truman for getting too big for his boots.

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Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880.

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I am not sure, but it looks like he was a mean guy..

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Douglas MacArthur was the godfather of whom?

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He was the oldest recipient of the Medal of Honor