Douglas MacArthur

1880–1964 (age 84)

Military General

Biography

General Douglas MacArthur, born in 1880, guided American forces through two world wars with a tactical mind sharpened at West Point and honed across the Pacific theater.

His unwavering sense of duty and belief in the possibility of a peaceful, orderly world shaped the postwar years, and visitors to the MacArthur Memorial continue to hear his story as a measure of public service.

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Jean MacArthur
1898–2000 (age 102)
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