Douglas Macarthur: Most Important Roles In US History
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur is a name most Americans should know. Born and raised in a military family MacArthur rose to become one of the most important Generals in U.S. history. MacArthur played important roles in World War I and II as well as in the Korean conflict. MacArthur was a very controversial figure being a great general but having a burning desire to destroy the communist governments that might have led to World War III. Born in the barracks of unnamed military base in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26 1880 there was not a time in Douglas MacArthur’s life that he was not in some way involved in the military(U.S. History). Douglas MacArthur’s father was Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur Jr., a Union Civil War hero. …show more content…
Army Corps of Engineers. His first assignment was in the Philippines. In about a year he was promoted to First Lieutenant. Starting in 1904 Douglas MacArthur was an aide for his father, who was a Major General at the time, as he toured the military bases of eleven different countries in Indian, Indonesian, and Asia continents and sub-continents (General, “Douglas…” American). Two years later he was appointed to be President Theodore Roosevelt’s aide-de-camp (“Douglas…”Encyclopedia).After an assignment in Milwaukee that was particularly tedious, MacArthur’s prospects in the Military wavered (“Douglas…” American). In 1912 MacArthur’s father died he got a job in the War Department at Washington so he could take care of his mother (“Douglas…” American). It was during this time that an old friend of MacArthur’s father, Chief of Staff Leonard Wood, comforted and motivated MacArthur (U.S. History). A year later he was promoted as member of the general staff. Soon after, MacArthur was sent to Veracruz, Mexico. His mission was to find locomotives and tracks in Mexico so that the U.S. Army could send troops and supplies into Mexico (General). A year after becoming a Major in 1915, MacArthur became the very first Public Relations Officer (U.S. History). As the Public Relations Officer, MacArthur promoted things like the Selection Service Act of 1917 (U.S. History). His role as a public relations officer was unique and key to his later successes and created jealously among his
Douglas MacArthur is a name most Americans should know. Born and raised in a military family MacArthur rose to become one of the most important Generals in U.S. history. MacArthur played important roles in World War I and II as well as in the Korean conflict. MacArthur was a very controversial figure being a great general but having a burning desire to destroy the communist governments that might have led to World War III. Born in the barracks of unnamed military base in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26 1880 there was not a time in Douglas MacArthur’s life that he was not in some way involved in the military(U.S. History). Douglas MacArthur’s father was Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur Jr., a Union Civil War hero. …show more content…
Army Corps of Engineers. His first assignment was in the Philippines. In about a year he was promoted to First Lieutenant. Starting in 1904 Douglas MacArthur was an aide for his father, who was a Major General at the time, as he toured the military bases of eleven different countries in Indian, Indonesian, and Asia continents and sub-continents (General, “Douglas…” American). Two years later he was appointed to be President Theodore Roosevelt’s aide-de-camp (“Douglas…”Encyclopedia).After an assignment in Milwaukee that was particularly tedious, MacArthur’s prospects in the Military wavered (“Douglas…” American). In 1912 MacArthur’s father died he got a job in the War Department at Washington so he could take care of his mother (“Douglas…” American). It was during this time that an old friend of MacArthur’s father, Chief of Staff Leonard Wood, comforted and motivated MacArthur (U.S. History). A year later he was promoted as member of the general staff. Soon after, MacArthur was sent to Veracruz, Mexico. His mission was to find locomotives and tracks in Mexico so that the U.S. Army could send troops and supplies into Mexico (General). A year after becoming a Major in 1915, MacArthur became the very first Public Relations Officer (U.S. History). As the Public Relations Officer, MacArthur promoted things like the Selection Service Act of 1917 (U.S. History). His role as a public relations officer was unique and key to his later successes and created jealously among his