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re: Gen. Douglas MacArthur "dug out dug"
Posted on 6/16/15 at 10:14 am to Navytiger74
Posted on 6/16/15 at 10:14 am to Navytiger74
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Buddy of mine's grandfather LINK served under him in Korea and apparently thought he was pretty much the worst human being alive.
My dad served under him during WW2 and pretty much said the same thing. BTW, my uncle served in the 3rd Army under Patton and wasn't to thrilled with him, either.
ETA: MacArthur was ordered by President Roosevelt to leave the Philippines for Australia; he did not want to go and abandon his troops.
This post was edited on 6/16/15 at 10:15 am
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Posted on 6/16/15 at 10:26 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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ETA: MacArthur was ordered by President Roosevelt to leave the Philippines for Australia; he did not want to go and abandon his troops
You're exactly right. And not only did he plan on staying with his troops until the end, he also planned on having his wife and 4 year old son do the same. He was urged by everyone, including Gen Marshall to get out or at least get his family out but he refused. The only thing that finally compelled him to relent was when FDR himself gave him a direct order to leave the Philippines, go to Australia, and take command of the US forces assembling there..
Posted on 6/16/15 at 5:23 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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my uncle served in the 3rd Army under Patton and wasn't to thrilled with him, either.
It's funny that someone recently posted in a military thread (the gay General and his husband) that Patton couldn't serve in today's Army of pussies. I wanted to retort that Patton, great field commander as he was, barely made it in the Army of the day. Ike promoted at least one subordinate over him (Bradley), removed from command, and almost sent him home a couple of times.
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