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  Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur left the academy in 1922 for another tour in the Philippines and in 1930 assumed the duties of army chief of staff in Washington, with the rank of general.
MacArthur believed in neither the Japanese desire nor their ability to attack the Philippines, and even with nine hours' warning after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he did not alert his force.
MacArthur frequently exposed himself to enemy fire to keep up the morale of his small army, but it was helpless in the face of the Japanese advance.
www.carpenoctem.tv /military/mac.html   (1509 words)

  
  KWCC Biography - MacArthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MacArthur was born in 1880, the son of Arthur MacArthur, who had been awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War for his exploits at Missionary Ridge.
MacArthur was to lead American forces in the invasion of the Japanese home islands, and he was in the process of preparing for that impending and horrific operation when the atomic bomb brought an abrupt and decisive end to the war.
MacArthur tested the waters of politics in 1948 by allowing his name to be placed on Republican Party primary ballots in a number of states in the spring and summer prior to the 1948 election.
korea50.army.mil /history/biographies/macarthur.shtml   (2585 words)

  
 MacArthur and the Admiralties
The thousand soldiers came from the 1st Cavalry Division; the island was Los Negros in the Admiralties group of the Bismarck Archipelago; the general was Douglas MacArthur, commander in chief of all Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Area.
MacArthur and Halsey executed these missions with efficiency, and by October 1943 New Georgia in the Solomons and Lae, Salamaua, Finschhafen, and Nadzab in New Guinea were in Allied hands.
MacArthur was sending a thousand men against an enemy island group approximately one month ahead of the time that his schedule had originally called for a whole division to make the invasion.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/70-7_11.htm   (5821 words)

  
 The American Experience | MacArthur | Maps | WWI: The Cote de Chatillon
MacArthur had little time to savor their success, as he led the repeated but fruitless assaults on Chatillon, now the final key to the area.
MacArthur planned a bayonets-only attack for the next day (to avoid the muzzle flashes which gave away their locations), but after listening to the protests of his men thought better of it and canceled the order.
MacArthur directed a massive barrage which pinned the Germans down while Major Ross of the 168th led a group through the wire and enveloped the Germans, who were routed and either killed, fled, or captured.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/maps/chatelion02.html   (849 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880, the youngest child of (Capt.) Arthur MacArthur (1845-1912) and Mary Pinkney Hardy (1852-1935).
MacArthur was ordered by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with a U.N. resolution, to proceed north of the 38th parallel.
In September, the Rainbow Division, then under the 4th American Army Corps, was ordered to attack the center of the south side of the San Mihiel Salient and was assigned to the defense of the Essey-Pannes Sector until September 30, when it was relieved by the 89th Division.
www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/M/MacArthur.html   (1560 words)

  
 MacArthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MacArthur, pistol in one hand and flag in the other, was the first Union soldier to reach the top of Missionary Ridge, as the Confederate defenders were breaking into retreat.
MacArthur was in front of them with a pistol in one hand and a saber in the other yelling “Give them hell, 24th!” The line stopped the Confederate charge, threw the attackers back and saved the Union army from disaster.
MacArthur was to be one of the leading generals in the American Army charged with the completion of the conquest begun by Dewey and the Navy.
www.spanamwar.com /macarthur.htm   (3881 words)

  
 MacArthur, Douglas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
MacArthur was reared on army posts and attended military school in Texas.
At the beginning (1950) of the Korean War he was appointed commander of UN military forces in South Korea, while retaining his command of Allied forces in Japan.
On his return to the United States, MacArthur was given a hero’s welcome and invited to address a joint session of Congress.
www.bartleby.com /65/ma/MacArthD.html   (628 words)

  
 TMI : TMI Corps of Cadets : Douglas MacArthur, Class of 1897
MacArthur went to the White House threatening to resign and take his case to the people because he believed the cuts would result in a loss in the next war.
FDR called MacArthur “the conscience of America” and America’s “best general and worst politician.” Upon retirement from the Army, MacArthur was named military adviser to the Philippines as the threat of Japanese militarism loomed ominously in Asia.
General MacArthur’s strategy was in sharp contrast to that of the Central Pacific where frontal assaults against heavily defended strongholds cost heavy Marine Corps’ casualties.
www.tmi-sa.org /cadets-macarthur.html   (988 words)

  
 Simmons 3
MacArthur, incidentally, was the youngest American division commander in World War I, but the two had never met.
MacArthur tends to deprecate the whole meeting as a political junket on the part of Truman.
MacArthur says "no, what I said was, in passing, that if they did try to intervene, there would be a great slaughter." Truman asked MacArthur to stay for lunch.
www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-5/simmons3.html   (683 words)

  
 General Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26, 1880, the son of Civil War hero Arthur MacArthur (they constitute the only father and son to have won the Medal of Honor), graduated from West Point in 1903, with some of the highest grades ever recorded.
Division, MacArthur was credited with naming it the "Rainbow Division", because it made up of National Guard units from all over the United States.
MacArthur, his staff, and advisers helped a devastated Japan rebuild itself, instituted a democratic government, and charted a course that later made Japan one of the world's leading industrial powers.
lindasog.com /military/bigmac.html   (3228 words)

  
 First World War.com - Encyclopedia - The Rainbow Division
The 'Rainbow Division' was the nickname given to the U.S. 42nd Division.
One of the first American divisions to reach the battlefields of the Western Front in November 1917, the Rainbow Division first saw action fighting alongside the French in February 1918.
With the armistice the Rainbow Division was assigned German occupation duties.
www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/rainbowdivision.htm   (211 words)

  
 CNN Cold War - Profile: Douglas A. MacArthur
MacArthur let himself be caught off guard by the Japanese attack on the Philippines on December 8, and he had to start his counteroffensive from scratch the following year.
MacArthur was appointed commander of all U.S. forces in the Pacific in early 1945, and in this capacity he oversaw the Japanese surrender ceremony on September 2, 1945.
MacArthur died at age 84 on April 5, 1964, in Bethesda, Maryland.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/macarthur   (405 words)

  
 MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur MacArthur III (1876–1923), an American naval officer and brother of Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997), an American diplomat and nephew of Douglas McArthur
Roderick MacArthur (1920-1984), an American businessman and philanthropist and son of John D. MacArthur
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MacArthur   (307 words)

  
 42nd Infantry Division Patch
Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other." The comment caught the interest of those present and they decided to call it the "Rainbow Division".
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized by telegram on 29 Oct 1918 for the 42d Division.
On 8 Sept 1947 it was authorized for the 42d Infantry Division.
www.42id.army.mil /history/patch.html   (366 words)

  
 TIME.com: Battle Of The Pacific -- Page 4
Douglas MacArthur, with his innate sense of drama, knew that he was in dead center of the stage, and enjoyed it.
MacArthur was First Corporal as a Yearling, Ranking First Sergeant as a Second Classman, First Captain as a First Classman, graduated first in his class, with the highest scholastic record in 25 years, to enter the Army's Corps of Engineers.
Perhaps the sole action of his life that MacArthur would willingly forget is the Victory of Anacostia Flats when, riding a spectacular white horse, he called out a military force to rout the haggard veterans of the Bonus army from their Washington encampments.
www.time.com /time/arts/article/0,8599,128081-4,00.html   (1402 words)

  
 MacArthur, Douglas - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MACARTHUR, DOUGLAS [MacArthur, Douglas] 1880-1964, American general, b.
He was (1906-7) aide to President Theodore Roosevelt, a friend of his father, and was attached (1913-17) to the army general staff.
General Douglas MacArthur Museum Planned on Site of World War II Allied Forces' Australian Headquarters - Sunday March 17, 2002 Marks 60th Anniversary Of MacArthur's Arrival in Australia.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-maca1rthd1.html   (746 words)

  
 Camps Division Histories
Sept 20-25, Division occupies the Clermont Sector (Lorraine).
The Division (less Arty, 64th Inf Brig and 107th Engrs) is attached to the Fr 9th Division north of the Rhone-Rhine Canal in the La Chapelle sector.
Division finally holds a line from 3/4 km south of Peuvillers, along the road from Damvillers to Jametz, the southwestern edge of the Bois Demange, the woods west of Thinte Rau, to 2 1/4 km south of Jametz; Fr 15th Colonial Division on right, 5th Division on left.
www.skyenet.net /~jhartwell/camps_division_histories.htm   (8033 words)

  
 Division of Macarthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Division of Macarthur is an Australian Federal electoral division covering outer south-west Sydney.
The Division covers areas east of the Nepean River between Liverpool and Penrith and south to Camden.
The birth demographics of the electorate are similar to the rest of Australia, with the proportion of people born overseas and in non-English speaking countries within one percentage point of the national average.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Division_of_Macarthur   (525 words)

  
 1st Cavalry Division United States Army
In The American Experience: MacArthur we get the chance to look in depth at this complex man. At times paranoid and poetic, inspirational and petty, his belief in his own destiny was so strong that he seemed to expect his victories as his due.
Airborne divisions, on the other hand, were the closest thing the US Army had to specially trained and organized "assault" units, designed specifically for striking behind enemy lines and holding key terrain while isolated and cut off.
The 101st Airborne Division thus required and attracted a special kind of soldier, of whom unusual-and deadly-demands were made routinely, in training as well as combat.
strategyandwar.com /1st_cavalry.html   (1356 words)

  
 IGN Boards - 42nd Infantry Division
In 1943, the "Rainbow" division was reactivated for duty and deployed to Europe in December 1944, when it landed in the French port of Marseille.
The nickname of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" division, reflects the composition of the division during World War I. The division was drawn from the National Guards of 26 states and the District of Columbia.
MacArthur, a Colonel at the time said that "the 42nd Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other." Hence the rainbow that the 42nd wears.
boards.ign.com /call_of_duty/b6860/118226528/p1   (1459 words)

  
 A Theological Pilgrimage--Chapter 13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MacArthur, viewing the Corinthian situation as one of "deep spiritual confusion," thereupon applies this to the charismatic movement by adding: "Who can deny that the charismatic movement as a whole is suffering from exactly the same spiritual problems that Paul found in the Corinthian church?" (170).
MacArthur seeks to shore up his view by appealing, first, to history, namely, that believers in general have not demonstrated these signs, and second, that biblically, "these signs were true of one certain group- -the apostolic community" (102).
MacArthur correctly states that biblical truth stands in final judgment on all experience; however, his views of that truth are so confused that his judgments far miss the mark.
home.regent.edu /rodmwil/tp13.html   (7189 words)

  
 Bay Link Lesson Plans: MacArthur Mem. #2
In an effort to mollify the demands of the Filipinos, Douglas MacArthur, was made the commanding general of the Philippine Division.
MacArthur was a popular choice with the Filipinos since he did not share any racial prejudices towards them.
Enlarge and copy (zerox) all of the photographs, the map, and the newspaper, to be used by the students in the appropriate exercises.
www.baylink.org /lessons/macmem2_r.html   (900 words)

  
 Previous Events - 29th Division Living History: MacArthur Memorial - The City of Norfolk, VA.
The 29th Division Living History Association has been in existence for more than 25 years and is regarded among the reenacting community as one of the best in terms of historical authenticity.
In addition to the reenactors and veterans a special exhibit in the Jean MacArthur Research Center tells the story of the 29th Division from its inception in World War I to present day deployments.
The local chapter of the 29th Division Association also donated to the Memorial copies of the after action reports of the 111th Field Artillery from June 1944 to November 1945.
www.macarthurmemorial.org /29th_Division_Living_History.asp   (608 words)

  
 Simmons 6
ES: By the Spring of 1951, it became evident to us that we were not going to fight this war to win it, that we were going to fight it to some [sic] negotiate a kind of peace.
On the 20th of March MacArthur had a press conference in which he had talked about the need to win the war.
The marines were never that fond of MacArthur but from then on, MacArthur was alright.
www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-5/simmons6.html   (1145 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Charismatic Chaos: Books: Dr. John F. MacArthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
"My principal concern," writes John MacArthur, "is to call the church to a firm commitment to the purity and authority of the Scriptures, and thereby to strengthen the unity of the true church." To tough questions that seem to divide, Charismatic Chaos provides tougher answers that strive to unite.
MacArthur does indeed cite abuses, but much of the time he is highlighting preachers and practices that are at the very heart of modern charismaticism.
MacArthur does an excellent job exposing the religion's sordid beginnings, its faulty theology, its deranged Biblical exegesis, its charlatans, its false miracles, its bizarre rituals, and the dozens of secular, pagan and non-Christian ideas wrapped up in its revolting syncretism.
www.amazon.com /Charismatic-Chaos-Dr-John-MacArthur/dp/0310575729   (2488 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Home Page
The Gulf Region Division's oil sector neared the finish line at the end of July with the final certification of work on the Al Basrah Oil Terminal.
In the spring of 1903, Douglas MacArthur graduated at the top of his class from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
MacArthur wore the castles as a young engineer officer and later carried them with him during his career as a commander in World War I, Army Chief of Staff, and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific in World War II.
www.usace.army.mil   (523 words)

  
 New York Army National Guard 42nd Infantry Division Patch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
After a few weeks of training had past, it was decided to create a patch for the Division, Local seamstresses in Hempstead were contacted and a Rainbow patch was created out of strips of felt on squares of brown wool uniform cloth.
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized by telegram on 29 Oct 1918 for the 42nd Division.
On 8 Sept 1947 it was authorized for the 42nd Infantry Division.
www.dmna.state.ny.us /arng/42div/patch42.html   (320 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur Collection Contents List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MacArthur, 15 Oct. 1904, with ANS by MacArthur on back.
MacArthur, Douglas to Florence Adams [n.d., Jan. 1905?].
MacArthur 13 August 1918 to 5 July 1983.
www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/M/Contents_M/MacArthurFA.html   (444 words)

  
 ww1sergeant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Douglas MacArthur, serving as Chief of Staff for the Division, commented that it “The Division stretches like a Rainbow from one end of America to the other.” In this manner, the 42nd became known as the “Rainbow Division.”
The 42nd was the first combat division to arrive in France and entered the front line in March 1918, where it remained in almost constant contact with the enemy for 174 days.
During it's time in France, the Rainbow Division participated in six major campaigns and incurred one-out-of-sixteen casualties suffered by the American Army during the war.
www.tekawiz.com /ww1sergeant.html   (290 words)

  
 Rainbow Division Memorial Foundation, Inc. - Home Page
The 42nd Rainbow Division was formed in August 1917 of National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia.
As the war progressed Douglas MacArthur was promoted to commander of the 84th Brigade and finally to commander of the Rainbow Division.
The World War II Rainbow Division was activated on July 14, 1943, with the new Rainbow soldiers distributed throughout the Division proportionate to the population of the states at that time.
www.rainbowvets.org   (701 words)

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