Library of Congress. Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army. He spent his early years in remote sections of New Mexico, where his father ...

Douglas MacArthur ... U. S. army, Far East. Mr. Truman's order was effective "at once." Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, commander of the U. S. Eighth army in Korea and MacArthur's personal choice ...

O n April 5, 1964, General Douglas MacArthur died from kidney and liver diseases at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Georgia Ave. The general was 84 years old. He had been hospitalized for ...

The clash between Truman and MacArthur turned on what to do about ... When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all my boyish hopes and dreams.