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n American five-star general that served in World War I and II, Korean War and is one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army.
Timeline
Birth- 26/01/1880
Little Rock, Arkansas
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 84 - 23 years
Service Start Date
1/01/1903
Service End Date
1/01/1964
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Other Service
Commands
United Nations Command; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Southwest Pacific Area; U.S. Army Forces Far East; Philippine Department; Chief of Staff Philippine Division; U.S. Military Academy Superintendent; 42nd Division; 84th Infantry Brigade
Served For
United States of America
1914 - 1918World War I
Conflict Period
World War I
Branch
Army
Rank
Brigadier General
Commands
84th Infantry Brigade; 42nd Division
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 14/02/1922-Ages: 49 - 42 years
Louise Cromwell Brooks
Palm Beach, Florida
To
1/01/1929
Marriage- 30/04/1937
Jean Marie Faircloth MacArthur
To
5/04/1964
New York City, NY
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Commands
US Army Forces in the Far East; Supreme Allied Commander, South West Pacific Area;
Rank
General
Branch
Army
Rank
General of the Army
Served For
United States of America
1950 - 1953Korean War
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Korean War
Rank
General of the Army
Commands
Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command
Served For
United States of America
Truman relieves MacArthur of command in Korea
11/04/1951
Battle of Inchon
UN Offensive of Korean War
1/10/1950
Education: To
11/06/1903
Education: From
13/06/1899
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Employment: Position
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Employment: End Date
1/01/1935
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1930
World War I: Second Battle of the Marne
World War I: Meuse-Argonne Offensive
World War I: Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Employment: Employer
Philippine Army
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1936
Employment: Position
Field Marshal
Employment: Place
Philippines
Occupation of Veracruz
1/05/1914
Occupation of Veracruz
Veracruz, Mexico
Philippines Campaign
New Guinea campaign
Philippines Campaign
Borneo campaign
Awarded Medal of Honor for work in the Philippines
1/04/1942
Occupation
5-Star General
Employment: Employer
U.S. Military Academy
Employment: End Date
1/01/1922
Employment: Place
West Point, New York
Employment: Start Date
1/01/1919
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Gender
Male
Accepted Surrender of Japan
2/09/1945
Oversaw Operation of Japan
Residence: To
1/01/1942
Place of Residence
Corregedor, phillippines
Residence: From
1/01/1941
Oversaw Operation of Japan
Japan
1/04/1964
Death- 5/04/1964
Washington, DC
Biliary Cirrhosis
Burial
Norfolk, Virginia
Other Facts
Full Name
Douglas Macarthur
Full Name
Douglas MacArthur
Mother
Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
Father
Arthur MacArthur, Jr.
Social Security
***-**-6966
New York