Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur was a prominent American five-star general who played a leading role in the Pacific theater during World War II and later oversaw the Allied occupation of Japan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army general
five-star general
general
human
military officer
awardReceived Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Medal of Honor
Philippine Medal of Valor
Purple Heart
Silver Star
burialPlace Norfolk, Virginia
buriedAt MacArthur Memorial
causeOfDeath biliary cirrhosis
child Arthur MacArthur IV
conflict Korean War
World War I
World War II
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-01-26
dateOfDeath 1964-04-05
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup Scottish American
familyName MacArthur
father Arthur MacArthur Jr.
fullName Douglas MacArthur
givenName Douglas
memberOf United States Army
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General of the Army
five-star general
mother Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
notableEvent relieved of command by President Harry S. Truman during the Korean War
notableIdea advocated offensive strategy against North Korea and China
notableWork Allied occupation of Japan
Pacific theater operations in World War II
occupation army general
military officer
placeOfBirth Little Rock, Arkansas
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
religion Protestantism
residence Manila
Tokyo
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks
Jean Faircloth

Referenced by (89)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Admiralty Islands campaign
Battle of Bataan
Battle of Corregidor (1945)
Battle of Manila (1945)
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
Busan Perimeter
Cartwheel
Inchon Landing
Korean War
Northern Solomons campaign
Operation Cartwheel
Operation Chromite
Operation Postern
Philippine Commonwealth Army
South West Pacific Area
United States Army Forces in the Far East
commander
42nd Infantry Division
New Guinea campaign
Pacific theater commands
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area
United Nations Command
United States Armed Forces in World War II
United States Army Forces in the Far East
defense of Manila Bay
notableCommander
Long Island MacArthur Airport ("General Douglas MacArthur")
MacArthur Causeway
MacArthur Center
MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park Lake
MacArthur’s Riverview Restaurant
namedAfter
Admiralty Islands campaign
Allied Land Forces
Battle of Peleliu
Operation Chromite
Pacific War
South West Pacific Area
theaterCommander
Borneo campaign (1945)
Operation Chronicle
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
commandedBy
Corregidor ("General Douglas MacArthur")
Malinta Tunnel ("General Douglas MacArthur")
associatedWith
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
child
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Purple Heart ("General Douglas MacArthur")
establishedBy
SCAP
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area
heldBy
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Jean Faircloth
notableRelative
Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks
Jean Faircloth
spouse
Thomas Blamey
alliedWith
Operation Cherryblossom
associatedWithCommander
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
associatedWithPerson
Allied Council for Japan
chairperson
Operation Olympic ("General Douglas MacArthur")
commanderPlanned
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas ("General Douglas MacArthur")
cooperatedWith
MacArthur Memorial
dedicatedTo
Douglas MacArthur ("MacArthur")
familyName
Arthur MacArthur IV
father
Douglas MacArthur
fullName
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
hasMainRepresentative
Douglas
hasNotableBearer
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
hasTitleHolder
Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
influenced
General Order No. 1
issuedBy
Allied High Command
keyMilitaryLeader
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
leader
George C. Marshall ("General of the Army")
militaryRank
Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
motherOf
Nakdong River line
notableCommanderDefender
SCAP
notableOfficeHolder
Philippine Legion of Honor
notableRecipient
Distinguished Service Cross
notableRecipientExample
Walter Krueger
notableSubordinateOf
Arthur MacArthur IV
onlyChildOf
Inchon Landing
overallCommander
Downfall ("General Douglas MacArthur")
plannedBy
Operation Chromite
planner
Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur
relative
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area ("General Douglas MacArthur")
reportsTo
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
signedBy
Allied Council for Japan
significantFigure
Cartwheel
strategyDesigner
Allied Naval Forces ("General Douglas MacArthur")
subordinateTo
Allied occupation of Japan
supremeCommander
New Guinea campaign
theatreCommander
George C. Kenney
workedWith

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