1. Douglas MacArthur Seung-Ho Choi & Brian Lee

2. Background History Born in Little Rock, AK to Arthur and Mary MacArthur. Graduated from West Point in 1903 1 st in 930 student class. Commanded 42 nd division in WWI and promoted to brigadier general. He retired from US Army in 1937.

3. Beginning of WWII Summer of 1941, MacArthur was recalled to active duty to head the US military forces in the Far East. He was given control as the Supreme Commander of the Philippine army. His headquarters during the Philippines Campaign was on the island fortress of Corregidor.

5. MacArthur’s Retreat Japanese Army invaded the Philippine and held three air bases in Luzon. MacArthur ordered retreat to Bataan peninsula. He was ordered to leave Bataan and go to Australia.

6. After the Retreat… MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz decided to establish and protect communication line throughout South Pacific. He engaged the enemy for 8 months in 10 major battles after landing in Guadalcanal. By Spring of 1944, MacArthur surrounded the Japanese troops in New Guinea.

8. MacArthur’s Counterattack MacArthur was given permission to recapture the Philippines. On October 20, 1944, MacArthur’s forces invaded Leyte Island in the Philippines. On January of 1945, MacArthur sent troops to Luzon and captured it in March.

9. Assault on Japan MacArthur set his eyes on Okinawa, Japan, and sent 60,000 troops to the city of Haguushi. MacArthur faced heavy opposition when he reached Shuri and repelled counterattack. Capture of Okinawa cost the Americans 49,000 casualties.

11. Surrender of Japan In January of 1945, MacArthur was promoted to five star general. On August 6 th and 9 th, two atomic bombs were released in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On September 2, 1945, MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender.

12. Occupation of Japan MacArthur exonerated Emperor Showa and the imperial family. He helped rebuild the nation and encouraged democratic reforms. MacArthur was heavily criticized by both Japanese and Americans.

14. After WWII MacArthur was appointed as head of the Allied occupation of Japan. He fought in Korean War in 1950 as a commander of the UN forces. MacArthur led campaign against Harry Truman and the Democratic Party. He died in the Water Reed Hospital, Washington, on April 5 th, 1964.