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re: Gen. Douglas MacArthur "dug out dug"
Posted on 6/16/15 at 10:26 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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..
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Posted on 6/16/15 at 10:36 am to Darth_Vader
I just had to post this about Santo Tomas:
My father was one of those American soldiers. He'll be 95 in 3 days.
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During World War II, the Japanese forces converted the Sampaloc campus into an internment camp for enemy aliens, mostly Americans, living in the Philippines. The original Intramuros campus was destroyed in 1944 by an arson created by the Japanese Kempeitai. More than 4,000 foreigners survived under difficult conditions in the internment camp for 37 months from January 1942 until February 1945 when the camp was liberated by American soldiers.[12]
My father was one of those American soldiers. He'll be 95 in 3 days.
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