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Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's speech to West Point Cadets May 12, 1962. Biography.
Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's speech at the Japanese surrender ceremony September 2, 1945
Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's I Have Returned Speech to the People of the Philippines ...
Jean Faircloth MacArthur played a remarkable and selfless role in the life and career of General Douglas MacArthur. She was born on December 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of an aristocratic Southern family with roots in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
General MacArthur considered Milwaukee his ancestral home, and the MacArthur Family holds an important place in Milwaukee and Wisconsin history. This slide show captures that legacy, which dates back to 1849 when his grandfather, Arthur MacArthur, Sr., came to the city and became a prominent Milwaukee attorney and later a circuit court and federal court judge.
Following the death of General MacArthur on April 5, 1964, the City of Norfolk, Virginia, stepped forward and offered to house the MacArthur papers and memorabilia in an original Colonial-era building which had been its courthouse. In addition, the General’s mother was buried there. And so the MacArthur Memorial came to Norfolk.
MacArthur and The War Memorial Center. General Douglas MacArthur was an early advocate for the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. On April 27, 1951, during the dedication of MacArthur Square, MacArthur made the following statement of support for the project:
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General Douglas MacArthur was the face of America in the Far East during World War II and in the early post-war years. Fifteen years after his death in 1964, Milwaukee honored him by hosting the first MacArthur Memorial Week. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of his death and the 35th Anniversary of the dedication of
Aboard the USS Mount McKinley MacArthur observes the amphibious naval assault on Inchon Bay. Marine forces quickly took their objective with minimal losses. Communist forces breached the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950, and General MacArthur was directed by President Truman to take charge of US forces on the Korean Peninsula.
