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Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. （老兵永不死， 只是渐凋零。）
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09级英语4班 杨秀娟 Sindy
In the fighting on the Western Front during World War I ,Douglas rose to the rank of brigadier general, was again nominated for a Medal of Honor, and was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross as well as Silver Star seven times.
In 1925,he became the Army's youngest major general. In 1930,he became பைடு நூலகம்hief of Staff of the United States Army. In 1937,he retired from the U.S. Army to become Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines
General Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur as a student at West Texas Military Academy in the 1890s At that time,he was valedictorian. 毕业典礼上） （毕业典礼上）致告别辞的最优生
MacArthur was dismissed by President Harry S. Truman because of some unfair reason in1951.Then he flew to Washington, D.C.with his family.
Douglas MacArthur was famous in America, even in the world. He made great contribution during his 52 years of military service. MacArthur was the only American general who attended World WarⅠ, World War Ⅱ and Korean War.
Topic: Douglas MacArthur
09级英语4班 杨秀娟 Sindy
A general introduction of Douglas MacArthur
Place of birth Little Rock, Arkansas Date of birth January 26,1880 Place of death Washington, D.C. Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1899–1951 Rank General of the Army (United States Army) Field Marshal (Philippine Army)
In February 1942, as Japanese forces tightened their grip on the Philippines, MacArthur was ordered by President Roosevelt to relocate to Australia.
After more than two years of fighting in the Pacific,MacArthur fulfilled a promise to return to the Philippines.In the end,Japan was defeated.Then on September 2,1945,he accepted the formal Japanese surrender,thus ending World War II.
MacArthur was signing Japanese surrender instrument.
Korean War
On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War. MacArthur led the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. On April 11, 1951, he was removed from Command by President Harry S. Truman.
Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign. His father and Douglas MacArthur were the first father and son to each be awarded the medal of honor. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of general of the army in the U.S. Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army.