What Is Macarthur's Last Speech

      The thing that stuck out most in my grandfather mind he said was; “looking forward to go home”. The war got tough in many ways and situations which made my him wish he was home with his family again.

A Japanese invasion that same year caused his forces to leave that country. a year after that he made many successful offensive operations against the Japanese military in that region.in 1945 president Harry S. Truman appointed MacArthur supreme allied commander. For the next six years he stayed in japan to command the occupation forces. When North Korean army invaded South Korea in 1950, he started to command the newly united nation’s forces. On April 11, 1951, Truman removed MacArthur from his command for insubordination. This made people in America very mad, but Truman stayed focused on keeping the conflict with North Korea a limited war. Americans started to understand that MacArthur’s recommendations might have led to a massively expanded war in

Douglas Macarthur was a on U.S. army general, who fought in both Word War 1 and World War 2. He is best known for his command of forces during World War 2 in the Pacific Theater.

Douglas MacArthur was a US soldier, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The son of a Union army hero during the Civil War (they are the only father and son to win the Congressional Medal of Honor) and a mother ambitious for his success, he trained at West Point (1903), rose steadily in the army, and demonstrated his bravado on a secret mission to Mexico (1914). In World War 1 he commanded a brigade in combat in France (1918), where he earned a reputation for bravery (wounded three times) as well as foppery - he carried a muffler and a riding crop into the line, but not a helmet or a gas mask. After serving as the superintendent of West Point (1919–22), he completed his second tour of duty in the Philippines.

The battles on the Korean Peninsula were a constant back and forth (Document C). South Korea could not handle the power of the North Korean army and almost lost the whole peninsula. If it wasn’t for General Douglass MacArthur planning a risky counter attack that eventually paid off South Korea’s future would have been as risk. This attack pushed North Korea all the way to China which caused communist China to join in on the mix. The U.S. had no interest in taking any of North Korea's land, for themselves or South Korea. They just did not want the spread of communism any farther. Once China pushed the U.S. and U.N. forces back into South Korea the U.S. the war pretty much stood at a stand still until the war ended. These battles accumulated more than two million deaths and 50,000

In 1941, President Roosevelt recruited him to return to his duty in the US army and he was appointed as the Commander of US Army Forces in the Far East to defend Philippine against the Japanese attacks. He was unable to protect Philippines and he was directed to escape to Australia, where he became the supreme commander of Southwest Pacific theatre. Unhappy with his defeat in the Philippines, he began to plan his counterattacks towards Japan and slowly took over all of New Guinea, the Admiralties, western New Britain, and Morotai. Japanese surrendered in 1945 and he was sent to Japan to occupy it until 1951. The Korean War broke out in 1950 and he was appointed as the supreme commander of the Allied Powers. However, in 1951, President Truman and General Macarthur had conflicting policies for Korea and the President relieved him from his duties. In April 1951, he gave his farewell speech to the Congress (Gale Research).

MacArthur to consume their camp and reestablish arrange. Truman, be that as it may, was the

Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II and was responsible for the successful Allied occupation of Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. Through great leadership and much controversy, MacArthur changed the course of history for the U.S. and many other countries. He is considered one of the most important generals in the history of the U.S. because his way of being influenced generations of generals to come. From birth until death he was devoted to the U.S. army and lived a life devoted to helping our nation.

Surprising the American Lt. General Matthew Ridgeway the Chinese army pushed them back the 38th parallel. President Truman wanted to end the way quickly so he told MacArthur (their strategist) to be more aggressive and to think of a way to counter the Chinese army. MacArthur told him that they needed to be defensive, but Truman getting the support of Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) he fired MacArthur. America hated Truman for doing this since MacArthur was seen as a war hero and would’ve been impeached if he was without support of JCS. Lt. General Matthew Ridgway took MacArthur’s place, also going on a sort of defensive and guerilla warfare type style. Keeping communists at bay with strong defenses and good fortifications while every so often sending

at the age of 84. Following his time after graduation, MacArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Army Corps of Engineers and spent the next decade fulfilling a variety of duties. This early period in his military career was marked by frequent promotions and led to posts in countries around the world, including the Philippines, Japan, Mexico and, in 1914, France. In 1918 he participated in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Sedan offensives, during which he repeatedly distinguished himself as a capable military leader. Upon returning from Europe, MacArthur became the superintendent of West Point, a post he held for the next three years. During this time he was promoted to brigadier general of the Army. In 1930, MacArthur was promoted to general and selected as the Army chief of staff. Over the next few years his efforts were primarily devoted to maintaining a military that, like the rest of the country, was crippled by the Great Depression. He also spoke frequently of what he considered to be the increasingly serious threat of Communism, both in the United States and abroad. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt chose MacArthur as his military adviser to the Philippines and sent him there to establish a defensive military force. In July 1941, MacArthur was recalled to active duty and became commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific. A Japanese invasion of the Philippines that same year drove MacArthur’s forces from the country, but

Douglass MacArthur was born in 1880 at the Little Rock Barracks in Arkansas to his father Arthur MacArthur and his Mother Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur. His father Arthur MacArthur was a United States Army captain. Being born in a Barracks, Douglas MacArthur said that “it was here I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write—indeed, almost before I could walk or talk”. Being raised there was the first of many times Douglas MacArthur would ride and shoot a gun. In the year 1893, his family moved to San Antonio and at 13 years old, Douglas MacArthur attended West Texas military academy and there “he began to show academic promise” After he graduated from the Military Academy, MacArthur enrolled at West Point and in the year 1903 MacArthur graduated from West Point at the top of his class. As soon as he graduated from West Point, Douglass became a Junior Officer. Soon after, World War I began.

Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States during the American Civil War in 1861. He delivered his address during the Battle of Gettysburg in November 1863.

Some Allied leaders wanted to try Hirohito as a war criminal. General Douglas MacArthur, who was in charge of the United States' occupying forces in Japan, felt it would be easier to introduce democratic reforms if Hirohito

The inability of the American military to put the Japanese on the same level as themselves obviously lead to American forces severely underestimating the strength that the Japanese military possessed. Two striking examples of this underestimation come to mind. One when a couple of British officers shrugged off the idea of Japanese pilots being a threat to their fleet even though reports had come through saying the Japanese navy was nearby. The officers said, “…they are Japanese. There’s nothing to worry about.” The other pitched in “Those Japs can’t fly. ….they’re not well trained.” (Dower, 101)

The Philippines is a small island nation in Southeast Asia that normally has little consequence to the rest of the world. During World War II however, it sat directly in Japan’s oil shipping lanes. This made it a strategic necessity for Japan to hold in order to maintain access to the natural resources that were vital to the Japanese war effort. To compound the necessity of retaking the Philippines, General Douglas MacArthur stated that the Allies had a moral obligation to liberate the islands as he had told the people, “I shall return,” when he was forced to retreat to Australia in the winter of 1942. Other plans to bypass the Philippines and attack Formosa (Taiwan) had been presented but due to the large amount of Japanese air assets