Douglas MacArtuther a Famous General
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MacArthur was a famous general. He served in the United States Army for almost fifty years he receives high honors. He won many victories. He was a controversial man because of his personality. He was an actor as well as a soldier.
General Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880. . He was born in the barracks because his father was an army officer who fought for the union during the civil war. 1922 he was married with rich women, Henrietta Louise Cromwell brooks. Douglas Macarthur first went to West Point in 1899 because he also wanted to be in the military. 1903 he graduated from West Point with the highest grades ever in the schools history. He achieved the high honor 1st caption. After graduation from West Point he became a 2nd lieutenant of engineer. He helped his father. In 1913 he joined Roosevelt’s war Department staff. He participated in the U.S Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico in 1914. In World War I he earned two distinguished service crosses and seven silver stars.
One reason Douglas MacArthur was very important was because of all his awards for World War I. He returned from Germany to the United States in 1919, and he became superintendent of West Point. He was the youngest man with that job. He became army chief of the staff in 1930. He was youngest man with that job. Also His biggest mistake was the attack on the Bonus Army. In 1932, a group of United States World War I veterans started a protest in Washington D.C. They were called the Bonus Army. It was during the Depression and they didn’t have jobs. They wanted early payments for veteran’s bonus. The police tried to get rid of marches but there were shootings and injuries. Macarthur put on his best uniform and he wore every medal he owned. He got on a white horse to lead his troops. He drove the help marcher’s out with bayonets, sabers, rifle fire, and tear gas. He attacked the marcher’s wives and children. He became very unpopular after this. It was worse because Hoover had ordered him twice to not enter the Anacostia flats camp.
Lot of people didn’t like MacArthur because they thought he wanted to control the government. He went to the Philippines and made a Philippines army. His Philippine army fell apart in the...