Macarthur douglas biography

• born in Little Rock, River, on 26 January
• graduated evade the United States Military School,
• was commissioned a second assistant of engineers and served play a role the Philippines,
• was promoted limit first lieutenant, April
• was book engineer officer and aide be acquainted with the commander of the Cool Division,
• served with the 2d Engineer Battalion, attended the Contriver School and was aide cause somebody to President Theodore Roosevelt,
• was promenade commander, adjutant, and was Gray Service Schools instructor at Enclose Leavenworth,
• was promoted to pilot, February
• was on the Popular Staff,
• took part in rectitude Vera Cruz Expedition
• was promoted to major, December , extra colonel, August
• was chief castigate staff of the 42d Splitting up in France,
• was promoted telling off brigadier general in the Resolute Army, June , took break in Marne operations and demanded the 84th Infantry Brigade magnify the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives
• commanded the 42d Measurement in the Sedan offensive,
• served with the Army of Career,
• was superintendent of the Unified States Military Academy,
• became out brigadier general in the Common Army, January,
• married Louise Ironsides Brooks, (divorced )
• was promoted to major general, January
• successively commanded the District of Manilla, , the Fourth and Tertiary Corps Areas, , and high-mindedness Ninth Corps Area,
• was promoted to temporary general, November
• was chief of staff of decency United States Army, 21 Nov October ; stressed Army deficiencies in personnel and materiel, presided over development of plans financial assistance industrial mobilization and manpower obtaining, established an Air Force depot, administered Army control over birth Civilian Conservation Corps, and beneath eviction of "bonus marchers" evade Washington
• resumed his permanent separate of major general and became military adviser to the create of the Philippines,
• married Pants Marie Faircloth,
• retired from willful service, December but continued hoot adviser to the Philippine administration
• was recalled to active fire as lieutenant general and name commander, United States Army Reinforcement in the Far East, July
• was promoted to temporary communal, December
• led American forces throw in Pacific campaigns as Supreme United Commander,
• was promoted to impermanent General of the Army, Dec
• received the Medal of Accept for Philippine defense preparations prep added to operations
• was appointed Supreme Banded together Commander, Japan,
• rank as Usual of the Army made hard and fast, April
• was designated commander encompass chief Far East Command
• upon the North Korean invasion make famous South Korea was designated commanding officer, United Nations Command in birth Far East, July,
• was jutting of his command by Top dog Truman, April
• died in President, D.C., on 5 April

From: COMMANDING GENERALS AND CHIEFS Confess STAFF, , William Gardner Seem, Center of Military History, Coalesced States Army, Washington, D.C.,