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Douglas MacArthur was born January 26th, 1880.

Born at an army base in Little Rock, AK.

Both of his parents were affiliated with the military: His dad was a captain at an army base in Little Rock. His mom’s brothers fought during the Civil War.

He started going to military school when he was 3 years old at West Texas Military Academy.

MacArthur attended US Military Academy at West Point after high school and graduated from there with honors in 1903.

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After graduating from US Military Academy at West Point Douglas MacArthur became a Junior Officer in Army Corps of Engineers.

During World War one MacArthur was a major and he was assigned to the Intelligence and Administrative Units.

Just after the United States declared war on Germany they made MacArthur a colonel.

He has been posted all over including the Philippines, Japan, Mexico, and France.

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In July, 1941, MacArthur was recalled to duty as the Commander of US forces in the Pacific.

He was in charge of the formal surrender in Tokyo.

 After the war ended, President Truman appointed him Supreme Allied Commander.

In 1951, Truman took away MacArthur's role in the military after sharing opinions on what would have been better for the US military to do during WWII.

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MacArthur has left behind a legacy that would last very long.

He was an inspiration to children and many others who consider joining the military at any point.

Sure his parents did raise him with a military lifestyle, but he chose his career path and he chose to be a strong independent person.

MacArthur has had many high leveled jobs in the military to defending our country in all situations.

All in all MacArthur was a very strong person with an open mind and meaningful life.