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Name: Douglas MacArthur Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas Date of Birth: January 26, 1880 Job Name/Title/Employer: Military Chief Education: The Episcopal School of Texas and United States Military Academy

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I was born at the Little Rock Barracks in January 26, 1880. Most of my early childhood was spent on western borderline outposts, which are small military camps used as a guard for the main force against surprise attacks. This is also where my father, the Army officer, was put on duty. His name is Arthur MacArthur Jr. My family moved to Washington D.C. in 1889. This is where I attended the Force Public School. Four years later, my father officially registered as a member of the West Texas Military Academy. I joined the United States Military Academy at West Point on June 13, 1899. There, I was one of the top-ranking cadets.

I was promoted brigadier general after the United States entered World War I in 1917. This is also the time when I helped take charge of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division. A brigadier general is ranked below major and above colonel general. The 42nd Division is called “Rainbow” because I said it stretches like a rainbow from one end of America to the other. It was created from National Guard units from 26 states. The 42nd division’s job during World War I is to fight on the front lines. From taking part in six major campaigns, it suffered one-out-of-sixteen of the total amount of American casualties in the war. On May 1919, the 42nd Division’s service came to an end, but then reactivated in 1943 with the start of America’s participation in World War II. The 42nd Division did many things in World War II such as advancing through Germany and freeing the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.

I was commander of other forces in World War II. I was commander of U.S. forces in the Far East, but my air force was destroyed by a Japanese surprise attack in December 8, 1941. They then invaded the Philippines. My forces retreated, but I promised, “I shall return.” Before saving the Philippines, I was put in charge of the Island Hopping campaign. Finally on September 2, 1945 I was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay where I officially accepted Japan’s surrender.

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 * December 8, 1941: My forces and I managed to retreat to the Bataan peninsula when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on us. They then invaded the Philippines, but I promised that I will return. In 1944, I returned to free the Philippines.


 * 1943: The 42nd Division was reactivated because America participated in World War II. It is part of the seventh army and landed in France in 1944.


 * 1899: I joined the United States Military Academy at West Point in order to serve in the military.


 * September 2, 1945: I was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay where I accepted Japan’s surrender.

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