Status: Age wrinkles the body.
Quitting wrinkles the soul. Information Relationship Status: Married to Jean MacArthur (Second Wife) Birthday: January 26, 1880 Current City: Buried in Norfolk, Virginia Friends Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (Grandfather) Arthur MacArthur, Jr. (Father) Arthur MacArthur III (Brother) Douglas MacArthur II (Nephew) Education and Work College: West Texas Military Academy and United States Military Academy at West Point. Graduated at top of his class. |
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Current City: Buried in Norfolk, Virginia Birthday: January 26, 1880 Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas Relationship Status: Married to Jean MacArthur (Second Wife) Political Views: Freemason Religious Views: Christian Personal Information Activities: Chief of staff of the Army, with the rank of general, served over a period of thirty-three years that included three major wars (World War I, World War II, and the Korean war), Supreme commander of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific and awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of the Philippines. The leader of the US forces in the Pacific theater of the war. Interests: bravery and physical courage, enjoyed life in a military family and felt at home surrounded by soldiers, horses, and the other equipment of military life. Favorite Quotation: “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” “Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.” Douglas MacArthur About Me: He is a difficult and complex personality to understand, graduated at the top of his class, attaining some of the highest marks ever achieved at the U.S. Military Academy. Earning the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading a courageous assault up Missionary Ridge in Tennessee. |