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Douglas MacArthur

United Statesb. 26 January 1880 · d. 5 April 1964Add to favourites

Recalled to active duty in 1941 to command US Army Forces in the Far East; after the Japanese invasion he ordered a retreat to Bataan and his headquarters later moved to Corregidor. On the night of 12 March 1942 he left Corregidor by PT boat and flew on to Australia, where on 20 March he said 'I came through and I shall return'. On 18 April 1942 he became Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area and later accepted Japan's surrender.