In 1925, he became the Army's youngest major general. His next assignment was in the Philippines, where in 1924 he was instrumental in quelling the Philippine Scout Mutiny. Military Academy at West Point, where he attempted a series of reforms. In the fighting on the Western Front during World War I, he rose to the rank of brigadier general, was again nominated for a Medal of Honor, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross twice and the Silver Star seven times.įrom 1919 to 1922, MacArthur served as Superintendent of the U.S. In 1917, he was promoted from major to colonel and became chief of staff of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division. During the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, he conducted a reconnaissance mission, for which he was nominated for the Medal of Honor. Raised in a military family in the American Old West, MacArthur was valedictorian at the West Texas Military Academy where he finished high school, and First Captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated top of the class of 1903. Army, and the only one conferred the rank of field marshal in the Philippine Army. He was one of only five men to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the U.S. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. This made him along with his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times, and received it for his service in the Philippines campaign. He had served with distinction in World War I, was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s, and he played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army.

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