Douglas MacArthur

Definition: Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Noun

1. United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964).

Synonym: Douglas MacArthur

Synonym: MacArthur (n). (additional references)

Douglas B. MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964) served as a United States General of the Army and received the Medal of Honor.

MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was the son of the Civil War Medal of Honor winner Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur and of Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur of Norfolk, Virginia. Douglas MacArthur's older brother, Arthur, attended the United States Naval Academy and died in 1923, as a Captain. His other brother, Malcolm, died in 1883.

General Douglas MacArthur, circa 1944

MacArthur grew up on Army bases. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1898 and graduated first in his class in 1903, as a 2nd Lieutenant of engineers.

During World War I MacArthur served in France, first with the 42nd Division and, upon his promotion to Brigadier General (the youngest ever in the United States Army), as commander of the 84th Infantry Brigade. He spent most of the inter-war period on different assignments in the Philippines. He left the U.S. Army in 1937 to command the Philippines Army, but returned in July of 1941 as commander of US Army Forces - Far East.

During World War II, MacArthur fought in Southeast Asia against Japan. MacArthur lost the Battle for the Philippines, with much of his airforce destroyed on the ground. After the defeat of his forces in the Philippines, he became Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific and took command of Australian, American, Dutch and other Allied forces defending Australia, fighting mainly in and around New Guinea. MacArthur's forces eventually achieved success, overrunning Japanese resistance in 1943 and 1944; afterwards, American forces under MacArthur's command took back the Philippines in October 1944. In September 1945 MacArthur received the formal Japanese surrender which ended World War II; he then served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan until June 1950.

After the surprise attack of the North Korean army in June 1950 started the Korean War, the United Nations General Assembly authorized a United Nations (UN) force to help South Korea. MacArthur led the U.N. coalition counter-offensive, noted for an amphibious landing behind North Korean lines at Inchon. As his forces approached the Korea-China border, the Chinese warned they would become involved. During his trip to Wake Island to meet with President Truman, he was specifically asked by President Truman about Chinese involvement in the war. MacArthur was dismissive. On October 25, 1951, the People's Liberation Army attacked across the Yalu River, forcing the U.N forces to embark on a lengthy retreat. MacArthur sought an extension of the conflict into China, but President Truman relieved him of his duty in April 1951. Recently declassified documents indicate that MacArthur planned to drop many nuclear bombs on China (some sources put this number at 50). Truman did not agree, fearing a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union and needless Chinese deaths. General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced MacArthur and stabilized the situation near the 38th parallel. MacArthur made his last public appearance in a farewell address to Congress, interrupted by thirty ovations.

On his return from Korea, after his relief by Truman, MacArthur encountered massive public adulation, which aroused expectations were that he would run for the US presidency as a Republican in 1952. However, a Senate Committee investigation of his removal, chaired by Richard Russell, contributed to a marked cooling of the public mood and, once his presidential hopes had died away, MacArthur spent the remainder of his life quietly in New York.

Military Career

1899 -- attends the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
June 11, 1903 -- graduates first in his class, commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
April 23, 1904 -- promoted to 1st Lieutenant
1905 - 1906 -- serves as an aide to his father in the Far East
1907 -- aide-de-camp to President Roosevelt
February 27, 1911 -- promoted to Captain
1914 -- military expedition to Veracruz, Mexico
1917 - 1919 -- joins the 42nd Infantry Division; is credited with naming it the "Rainbow Division"
serves as divisional Chief of Staff, 84th Infantry Brigade Commander, and as the divisional commander
June 26, 1918 -- promoted to Brigadier General
1919 -- becomes Superintendent of the US Military Academy
1922 - 1930 -- serves in the Philippines, commanding the District of Manila and the 23rd Brigade
January 17, 1925 -- promoted to Major General (Regular army)
January 1925 -- returns to US as a corps area commander
1928 -- leads the US Olympic Team to Amsterdam and returns to Manila as commander of the Philippine Department
October 1930 -- commander of the Ninth Corps Area
November 1, 1930 - 1935 -- Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1935 -- serves as the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines
December 31, 1937 -- retires from the US Army and becomes Field Marshal of the Philippine Army
April 1937 -- marries Jean Faircloth
February 21, 1938 -- Arthur MacArthur IV born
July 26, 1941 -- returns to active duty as the Major General in command of USAFFE
July 27 -- promoted to Lieutenant General
December 18, 1941 -- promoted to General
February 22, 1942 -- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered MacArthur out of the Philippines as the American defense of the nation collapsed. Upon leaving he says, "I shall return."
February 5, 1945 -- He fulfils his promise and returns to liberated Manila
September, 1945 -- Becomes military governor of Japan
July 8, 1950 -- Named commander of UN forces in Korea
July 31, 1950 -- Travels to Taiwan and conducts diplomacy with Chiang Kai-Shek
September 15 1950 -- Battle of Inchon fought; though not present, he had planned it
October 15 1950 -- Meets with Truman on Wake Island, after informing the White House that he is too busy to return to Washington
April 11, 1951 -- After he publicly criticizes White House policy in Korea, Harry Truman removes him from command
April 19, 1951 -- As farewell address before Congress, gives famous Old Soldiers Never Die speech
1951 -- Retires from the U.S. army with the rank of general

Crosswords: Douglas MacArthur

English words defined with "Douglas MacArthur": black ♦ calamitous ♦ disastrous ♦ fatal, fateful. (references)

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Clever

Wars are caused by undefended wealth. (references; author: Douglas MacArthur)

There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan. (references; author: Douglas Macarthur)

Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live. (references; author: Douglas Macarthur)

That's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die -- and the difference is just an eyelash. (references; author: Douglas Macarthur)

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Domain	Title
Books	Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas Macarthur (reference) Gaijin Shogun : Gen. Douglas MacArthur Stepfather of Postwar Japan (reference) (more book examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Senior U.S. commanders assembled for the formal ceremonies in which General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned the Capital city to the Republic of Korea Government, 29 September 1950. Those present are (from left to right, facing camera): Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division; Major General David G. Barr, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Seventh Infantry Division; Brigadier General Thomas J. Cushman, USMC, commanding forward echelon, First Marine Air Wing, and Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Far East. Photographed by Sgt. Ed Barnum, USMC. Credit: NAVY.		General Douglas MacArthur (right, seen in profile) on the bridge of USS Nashville (CL-43), off Leyte during the landings there in late October 1944. Standing in the center (also seen in profile) is Lieutenant General George C. Kenney. Credit: NAVY.
	Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (left center) with General Douglas MacArthur (center) on the flag bridge of USS Phoenix (CL-46) during the pre-invasion bombardment of Los Negros Island, at the east end of Manus Island, 28 February 1944. At right is Colonel Lloyd Labrbas, acting aide to General MacArthur. Note 40mm quad gun mount in the background. Credit: NAVY.		Poses with Hawaii Territorial Governor Ingram M. Stainback and Army Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson, on board USS Baltimore (CA-68) at Pearl Harbor, 26 July 1944. Standing directly behind them are Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley (left) and Rear Admiral William R. Furlong. Conversing in the left background are General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral William D. Leahy. Credit: NAVY.
	Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Standing directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. Credit: NAVY.		General Douglas MacArthur and aides wading ashore on Leyte, Philippine Islands. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Gen. Douglas MacArthur greeting Maj. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, Deputy Commander, U.S. Fifth Army Air Force. Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, center. Credit: Library of Congress.		Douglas MacArthur, half-length portrait, seated at desk with Francis B. Sayer. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Manila, the Philippine Islands. In one of the last pictures to leave the Philippines before Manila fell to the Japs, General Douglas MacArthur (left) is shown pinning a Distinguished Service Cross on Captain Jesus A. Villamor, of the Philippine Air Force,. Credit: Library of Congress.		President Manuel L. Quezon is shown conferring with General Douglas MacArthur and members of his staff, during the fighting in the Philippines. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Douglas MacArthur	Wars are caused by undefended wealth.
	There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
	Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
	That's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die -- and the difference is just an eyelash.
Douglas Macarthur.	Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
General Douglas Macarthur	Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
	No army has ever done so much with so little.
	Bataan is like a child in a family who dies. It lives in our hearts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Philippines	Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte on October 20, 1944. Filipinos and Americans fought together until the Japanese surrender in September 1945. Much of Manila was destroyed during the final months of the fighting, and an estimated 1 million Filipinos lost their lives in the war. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Douglas MacArthur made an unforgettable farewell to a country he had loved and served so well.
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Douglas MacArthur

Definition: Douglas MacArthur