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Jean Faircloth MacArthur at the entrance to the Milwaukee County Historical Society during the 1979 MacArthur Memorial Week and General MacArthur Statue dedication. Jean Faircloth MacArthur played a remarkable and selfless role in the life and career of General Douglas MacArthur. She was born on December 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, the ...
Thanks to the tireless efforts of dedicated historians, key film footage of General MacArthur’s storied life — from his famous return to the Philippines to his final speech to Congress — have been preserved for posterity and published online. Our official You Tube channel brings those videos together so future generations can fully ...
Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's speech at the Japanese surrender ceremony September 2, 1945
General Douglas MacArthur was the face of America in the Far East during World War II and in the early post-war years. Fifteen years after his death in 1964, Milwaukee honored him by hosting the fi…
Biographical slideshow/timeline of key events in the life of General Douglas MacArthur.
General Douglas MacArthur was an early advocate for the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. On April 27, 1951, during the dedication of MacArthur Square, MacArthur made the following statement of support for the project: “I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to participate in the dedication of this magnificent monument.
General Douglas MacArthur | PostWar Japan | General Douglas MacArthur Milwaukee Memorial. PostWar Japan: 1945–1951. General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945. Behind General MacArthur are Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright and Lieutenant ...
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil — soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, ded…
MacArthur and The Korean War. Aboard the USS Mount McKinley MacArthur observes the amphibious naval assault on Inchon Bay. Marine forces quickly took their objective with minimal losses. Communist forces breached the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950, and General MacArthur was directed by President Truman to take charge of US forces on the Korean ...
The following is the text of an address given by Harry H. Anderson at the dedication of a statue of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in MacArthur Square on June 8, 1979. The statue was unveiled by the General’s widow, Jean MacArthur, and Mrs. Erwin C. Uihlein, who gave the statue to the people of Milwaukee in memory of her husband.
