...Douglas Macarthur Douglas Macarthur was a five star general in the US Army from the 1930’s-1950’s and played a prominent role of the victory in the Pacific. Macarthur was and still is dubbed the most intelligent general in the military. He led the campaign in the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese in the second world war and led the joint United Nations forces in the korean war. Douglas Macarthur was born on January 26, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Macarthur spent a majority of his childhood on the western frontier due to his father being in the military and constantly moving duty stations. It was there in the western outposts that Macarthur himself said “ I learned to shoot and ride before I could read and write,” Macarthur knew from an early age that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an officer in the army....
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...Douglas MacArthur: The Big Chief in America and Japan General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), is well-known in the history of army in the United States and one of the soldiers who served the United States for more than a half-century. He was born on January 26th, 1880, at the Little Rock Barracks in Arkansas and grew up on outposts of the western borderline in which his Army officer father, Arthur MacArthur (1845-1912), was positioned. He later mentioned about the experience in his early childhood, “It was here I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write–indeed, almost before I could walk or talk.” (History.com) MacArthur was talented and candid; besides is best known for his crucial parts in World War II and following reconstruction of Japan. In this paper, his educational and political background, political challenges and accomplishments, and also relationship with particularly the United States and Japan are going to be explicated. EDUCATIONAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND Douglas MacArthur spent his entire life in the military of the United States. He lived in a far-off region of New Mexico in his early childhood in which his father, Arthur MacArthur Jr., instructed an infantry company charged with guarding settlers and railroad employees from the Indian "menace." When he was a teenager, Arthur served with division in the Union Army, and he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor after all for showing a courageous assault up Missionary Ridge...
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...Organizations Prof. Steven Jones August 6, 2014 General Douglas MacArthur is a leader that I have admired for the extent of my military career. I will be discussing the leader style and achievements of the Army five star General and Field Commander of the Philippine Army, Douglas MacArthur. General MacArthur’s leadership traits were rather unique, because it defies a lot of the well-known leadership styles. In spite of his unconventional methods, MacArthur is regarded as the greatest military leader to engage in combat during the twentieth century. Arthur was very successful in his military career, despite his deviation from leadership norms. This paper will describe the leadership styles he used, whether transactional or transformational, his leadership characteristics, and the aspects of servant leadership that he displays. MacArthur’s leadership, based on his personal judgment of each situation he encountered, led him to realize the extent of his ability as a leader and as an individual. During MacArthur’s leadership, he developed a reputation of aloofness and isolation. This, coupled with his intolerance for those who opposed his ideas, lead him to operate based on his own expertise without consideration of the opinions of any other individual. This led to a consolidation of power and streamlined the line of command enabling quick, decisive action during combat. While it is impossible to determine exactly what MacArthur learned from each of his experiences, his actions...
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...Douglas MacArthur: The American Caesar Douglas MacArthur Is one of the United States greatest war heroes. He was a brilliant commander that was blessed with the instinctive gift for the strategy and tactics of military combat. Even though his critics found him extremely arrogant the Unites States military needed him on the battlefield in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was a man who lived his life by the West Point code of Duty, Honor, and Country and did it proudly. Douglas MacArthur was born at the Arsenal Barracks in Little Rock Arkansas on January 26, 1880 to Arthur and Mary Pinkney MacArthur. He was the youngest of three children in the MacArthur home. His brother’s names were Malcolm an Arthur, but his brother Malcolm died when they were children. His father Arthur MacArthur fought in the civil war and served as Theodor Roosevelt’s highest-ranking military officer, which spelled out Douglas’s military future. On June 3, 1899 he was enrolled at the Unite States Military Academy at West Point. During his time At West Point MacArthur managed the Cadet Football team and received his letter as an outfielder in the first Army vs. Navy baseball game (Douglas). MacArthur was not just an athlete while attending West Point he also excelled in academic and military strategy. He scored one of the highest scholastic averages in West Point history and was top of his class in his first, second and final year at West Point. MacArthur graduated in June of 1903...
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...Douglas MacArthur a Leader Tim Johnson Unit 5 Assignment 1 ITT Tech Abstract “Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26, 1880. After graduating from West Point in 1903, he fought in World War I, and in World War II was the commander of Allied forces in the Pacific. When he criticized President Harry Truman's handling of the Korean War, he was relieved of his command. MacArthur died on April 5, 1964, and was buried in Norfolk, Virginia.” This is a small synopsis that I found on this web site. (MacArthur, 2014) Douglas MacArthur a Leader MacArthur attend WestPoint and graduated in 1903. This was the start of his leadership qualities. He fought in WWI where he achieved the rank of Major. After the war MacArthur was named superintendent of West Point, a post he held for the next three years. In 1930 he was promoted to general and selected as the Army chief of staff. MacArthur earned the rank of five star general during WWII and was named the supreme commander in the Pacific war theater. He was ordered out of The Philippines after the Japanese were getting to close to him. He left there and was quoted saying “I shall return.” He made true on his promise. Below is a picture his return. Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during the initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands, October, 1944. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration After many years of Island jumping and fighting off the Japanese were ever...
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...Research Paper: General Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur, born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas. MacArthur was an American five-star general and the Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service during the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his Father Arthur MacArthur, Jr, the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He is one of five men to ever earn the rank of General of the US Army and the only man to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army. Born and raised in a military family in the American Old West, MacArthur was valedictorian at the West Texas Military Academy, and First Captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated top of the of 1903. During the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, he conducted a reconnaissance mission, for which he was nominated for the Medal of Honor. MacArthur returned to the War Department, where he was promoted to major on 11 December 1915. In June 1916, he was assigned as head of the Bureau of Information at the office of the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker. MacArthur has since been Morrow 2 regarded as the Army's first press officer. Following the declaration of war on Germany on 6 April 1917, Baker and MacArthur secured an agreement from President Wilson for the use of the National Guard on the...
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...General D. MacArthur On the morning of September 8, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur made his way by automobile toward the American Embassy in the heart of Tokyo. One American observer described it as a city "completely flat with destruction," where even "the rubble did not look like much." As he presided over a ceremony at the Embassy -- his home for the next five and a half years -- MacArthur ordered General Eichelberger to "have our country's flag unfurled, and in Tokyo's sun let it wave in its full glory as a symbol of hope for the oppressed and as a harbinger of victory for the right." This moment was not broadcast throughout the world as the surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri had been six days earlier. Yet in hindsight, it was just as symbolic of the occupation period to follow: optimistic, thoroughly American, and unmistakably MacArthur. Although the occupation was nominally an allied enterprise -- MacArthur's title was Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, or SCAP -- it was very much an American show, and there was no doubt who was in charge. As historian Michael Schaller has noted, "From its inception, the occupation became synonymous with its supreme commander. Although few Americans could name the man in charge of the German occupation (General Lucius Clay and, later, John J. McCloy) most could readily identify the top man in Tokyo." Reference: American Experience. 2009. MacArthur and the Japanese Occupation (1945-1951). [ONLINE] Available at:...
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...Manila. The Road to War In the 1930’s, Japan experienced economic crisis, militarists took over the Japanese government. Professing a belief of Japan’s destiny to expand, Japan’s leaders annexed Manchuria in 1931 and defied global censure by withdrawing from the League of Nations. Japan started provoked an undeclared war with China and occupied several parts of that country. Massacred 100,000 people of Nanjing. In 1940, Japan allied itself with the Axis powers and stared to occupy French-Indochina Because of the atrocities of Japan. America imposed an embargo on oil and scrap metal exports to Japan. Preparing the Philippines for Independence and War To prepare Philippines militarily President Manuel Quezon summoned Gen. Douglas MacArthur as Adviser to Philippine Commonwealth. He was given the carte blanche to produce defense plan for the Philippines including recruitment of troops, the acquisition of equipment and building of camps. However, due to lack of funds was not able to prepare the Philippines as planned. The training of soldiers was undertaken with the implementation Preparation of Military Training (PMT) and Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC). They were trained poorly, their camps were built haphazardly and there was lack of ammunitions and military equipment. Americans were reluctant about arming Filipinos with thousands of rifles and wary over fully armed Philippines. Instead...
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...CAPITAL INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES OF DUSIT THAI MANILA, SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA AND MANILA HOTEL Objectives of the study Upon the completion of the study the researchers would be able to state the necessity of the topic being studied. General Objective Identify the different capital investment methods that is commonly and consistently applied by Manila Hotel, Sofitel Philippine Plaza and Dusit Thani Manila regarding with capital decisions. Specific Objectives 1. To indentify which capital investment evaluation method hotels & restaurants consistently used. 2. To know what specific advantages and disadvantages affects the overall performance of the business. 3. To clearly state other factors which could be consider in making managerial decisions. 4. To make an evaluation on different managerial practices that could be related in making decisions. 5. To have a comparative analysis of different capital expenditures taken by different classes of hotels that makes use of capital investment evaluation methods. 6. To have a quantitative analysis on capital investment evaluation methods used by management in making decisions. 7. To suggest recommendations about the results of the study. Theoretical Framework Output Capital Investment Decisions. Independent Variable Hotels and Restaurants Manila Hotel Dusit Thani Manila Sofitel Philippine Plaza Dependent Variable Payback Period Accounting Rate of Return ...
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...'war without mercy', yet the choice to surrender was contradicted by military leaders until the Emperor interceded and broke a gridlock that existed among his senior advisors. Japan's almost 15 year frenzy through Asia (1931–45) was done, at last killing an expected 3 million Japanese and more than 15 million Asians, for the most part in China. Japanese mercilessness actions in war, including abuse of prisoners-of-war (POWs), created assumptions favoring retaliation and punishment. It was in this unfriendly atmosphere that US troops arrived in Japan and started the Occupation (Higley, John and Burton 48). The American government argued that developing a democratic nation in Japan included change in every aspect of Japanese life. Under MacArthur and with the collaboration of the Japanese, Japan embraced colossal changes in only seven short years. This is the time that the occupation took place (1945 to 1952). At the end of the...
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...Japanese internment: Japanese americans on the Pacific coast; Washington top command feared that japanese would act as aboteurs for Japan in case of invasion, forcibly herded them together in concentration camps; internment camps deprived them of dignity, basic rights, and millions of dollars in property and foregone earnings 1. Korematsu vs. US: Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Japanese relocation in this case 2. Issei: “first”, legally barred from becoming citizens Nissei: American-born children; home of issei that they would reap the full benefits of their birthright by encouraging them to learn English, excel in school, etc. many grew up in 2 worlds 3. War Production Board: through this, American factories pored forth a mass of weapons; halted the production of nonessential items such as passenger cars assigned priorities for transportation and access to raw materials 4. Henry Kaiser: miracle-man shipbuilder; his prodigies of ship construction; one of his ships fully assembled in 14 days 5. Office of Price Admission: brought ascending prices under control with extensive regulations; formed after a crisis of full employment and scarce consumer goods; rationing held down the consumption of critical goods such as meat and butter 6. War Labor Board: imposed ceilings on wage increases; labor unions hated this; there were many labor walkouts (most famous: United Mine Worker); you pay this with overtime pay 7. Smith-Conally Anti...
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...GE 347 General Douglas MacArthur General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (Born January 26, 1880 – Died April 5, 1964) was an American General and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army who was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the U.S. Army (or Five-Star General), and the only man ever to become a Field Marshal in the Philippine Army. From 1919 to 1922, MacArthur served as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he attempted a series of reforms. His next assignment was in the Philippines, where in 1924 he was instrumental in quelling the Philippine Scout Mutiny. In 1925, he became the Army's youngest Major General. He served on the court martial of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell and was President of the American Olympic Committee during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. In 1930, he became Chief of Staff of the United States Army. As such, he was involved in the expulsion of the Bonus Army protesters from Washington, D.C. in 1932, and the establishment and organization of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1937 to become Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government...
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...| Old Soldiers Never Die | A Historiographical Essay on Douglas MacArthur | | Author Name | MM/DD/YYYY | Course Number | General Douglas MacArthur, one of America’s greatest military commanders, was in a category that few men have ever been. Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1880. Being raised in a military family had a profound effect on MacArthur as a boy and into adulthood. His father, Arthur MacArthur, was a recipient of the Medal of Honor; an award that would later also be bestowed upon Douglas. His grandfather had served on the United States Supreme Court. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated at the top of his class in 1903. This began his long and illustrious career with the United States Army. After rising through the ranks so quickly that he was promoted to Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1930, he later decided to retire in 1937. History, however, was not finished writing the story of Douglas MacArthur. He was later called back to active duty in 1941 and was sent to defend the Philippines against the Japanese forces. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts in that campaign. It was also during this time that he was promoted to the rank of five-star general; a rank that has only been achieved by five other men in the army, with the exceptions of George Washington and John J. Pershing. MacArthur was then placed in command of the U.S. occupation in Japan...
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...hours after Pearl Harbor. With more than 72,000 American and Filipino soldiers fighting with outdated weapons, lacking supplies, stricken with disease and malnourishment were forced to lay down their arms to the Japanese on April 9th, 1942. This was due to the promise of reinforcements after General MacArthur and a few select officers evacuated the island on orders from the president. The Japanese however had only accommodated for 10,000 to 25,000 thousand POWs and the Us and Philippine soldiers were forced to march 60 miles to the Cabanatuan and Bataan prison camps. On October 20th, 1944 General Douglas MacArthur’s forces landed on Leyte, as Americans prepared for the main invasion of Luzon the Japanese captors continued to execute their prisoners. Several plans were submitted for possible rescue attempts of the prisoners but most fell through simply due to logistics or possible traders amongst the ranks of the Philippine guerillas. On January 26th, 1945 major Bob Lapham, the American US Army Forces Far East senior guerrilla chief and another guerilla leader Juan Pojota, traveled from his location near the prison camp to the Sixth Army headquarters. Lapham proposed to Lieutenant General Walter Krueger’s intelligence Chief Colonel Horton White that a rescue attempt needed to be made to liberate the estimated 500 POWs at the Cabanatuan prison camp before the Japanese possibly killed them all. Colonel White gathered Lt.Col. Henry Mucci and his 6th Ranger Battalion along with 3...
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...preparation for the men was unfortunately limited. The shortage of equipment was one major issue. With the means being unavailable, only certain drills like elementary, close order, and those of the brigades existed. The training of the officers and soldiers alike was a very aggressive lifestyle. On the other hand, they participated in wholesome games while making many lasting friendships. On September 2, 1917 they finally arrived in France. The trip over to France from the United States was not positive. It took forever across the Atlantic Ocean and many guys got seasick. Our lack of having inadequate ships caused us to find or build some. The soldiers could not stand the unsanitary conditions that they were experiencing in France. Our General Pershing was chosen by President Woodrow Wilson to head the American troops in France. The French agreed on a specific area where their French forces will ultimately train the American soldiers...
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