When president Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the United Nations Command forces fighting during the Korean War, on April 11, 1951, for “failing to respect the ...

Douglas MacArthur. The general had been a bedrock of post-World War II culture in the Pacific region, managing the occupation of Japan and famously leading the counterattack against North Korea ...

I think it was General [Douglas] MacArthur who said, 'You're remembered for the rules you break.' And I've broken some rules to make this. I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur was relieved of all his commands today while he was fighting his third war as an American soldier. President Truman fired the nation's senior five-star general because ...

That was the Presidential candidacy of General Douglas MacArthur. For a year and more the polls had shown MacArthur to be a likely contender. There could be no doubt that hundreds of thousands of ...

It almost happened twice and is long overdue. It was time for General Douglas MacArthur to be awarded the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. Though not an actual Six Star General ...

On April 5, 1964, General Douglas MacArthur died from kidney and liver diseases at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Georgia Ave. The general was 84 years old. He had been hospitalized for ...

General Douglas MacArthur made his promised return to the Philippine archipelago 71 years ago. After his feet touched dry land, he addressed via radio the men and women he had reluctantly left ...

Eighth Army hosted its annual General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award ceremony Dec. 5 on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea. Of the seven finalists, Eighth Army leadership chose two ...