Of all the great American captains of World War II, none remains more controversial than General Douglas MacArthur, whose genius and folly have taken on mythic proportions. MacArthur alone among ...

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress ... surrender on board the "U.S.S. Missouri," bringing an end to World War II. His place as a leading figure of the 20th century already ...

COLONEL Narciso L. Manzano was the highest-ranking Filipino officer in the US Army under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. During World War II, he led and was involved in multiple battles and ...

These were Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Soldiers, who fought America's first battle of World War II — the Philippine Division — probably the best trained and possibly the best prepared U.S. Army ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender during World War II in Tokyo Bay, John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of ...

General Macarthur and other senior Army officers ... Occupation official turned historian Richard B. Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history in which the victors carried ...

Douglas MacArthur in 1880 -- Bessie Coleman, first female Black/Native American pilot in 1892 -- Musician Maria von Trapp in 1905 -- Louis Zamperini, American World War II prisoner of war and ...