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Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur was an American general who served as chief of staff of the United States Army, Supreme Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan, and head of United Nations forces during the Korean War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Date
1880-01-26 1
Birth Year
1880 1
Death Date
1964-04-05 1
Death Year
1964 1
Douglas MacArthur
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Battles and Wars Led

Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of InchonInfobox: Commanders (UN)

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World War II, Wars
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Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "chief of staff of the United States Army"

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1. Wikipedia: Douglas MacArthur
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    He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951.
  • Infobox: Born
    26 January 1880
  • Infobox: Died
    5 April 1964
  • Fought In: World War II, Infobox, Battles/wars line
    Philippine-American War, Banana Wars, World War I, World War II, Korean War
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