Douglas Macarthur Case

From the moment that he was born, Douglas MacArthur was destined to be a leader in the Military. MacArthur came from a family with strong roots in the American military. MacArthur’s entire life was based around the military; he was even born on a Base in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880. By the time MacArthur was born, his father was captain and all of his uncles fought in the Civil War. MacArthur spent his years growing up on different army bases and only attended military academies for his schooling. First he attended West Texas Military Academy for his earlier years and showed to be excellent in academics. Not only did MacArthur’s excel at academia, but he was also a skilled athlete and he participated in a variety of sports throughout his schooling. After high school, MacArthur enrolled in the Military Academy at West Point and graduated amongst the top in his class. From here on out MacArthur only continued to dedicate his life to the military forces.

Following graduation, MacArthur followed in his Father’s footsteps and joined him in the war efforts and was station in the Philippines. MacArthur also participated in efforts that took place in Mexico and France. Once the United States entered the World War I, MacArthur was promoted to colonel for a division that was known as 42nd “Rainbow” division. The Rainbow division was a National Guard unit and had soldiers from a number of different states. Once MacArthur came back from Europe he returned to West Point where he was promoted to superintendent for the school, and then brigadier general for the Army. Shortly after, MacArthur married his first wife, Louise Cromwell Brooks. MacArthur continued living a life that stayed constantly active with various posts for the military. Then in 1929, MacArthur and his wife Louise decided to get a divorce.

After the divorce, MacArthur was selected as the army chief of staff. While MacArthur was leading a military, the United States was also enduring the great depression. The fear of communism was also on the rise, and MacArthur openly expressed his great concern about the spread of communism, similar to the ideas of The Domino Theory which states “if one state in a region came under the influence of communism then the surrounding areas would fall into a domino effect”. In the year 1935 MacArthur was chosen by Franklin D. Roosevelt to be his military advisor and MacArthur moved to the Philippines where his main duty was to establish a strong military defense. It was also around this time that MacArthur married his second wife, Jean Faircloth. MacArthur often referred to his wife also as a constant friend and support partner. After the marriage the MacArthur and Jean had their first and only son, Arthur MacArthur IV.

MacArthur became part of active duty in the ongoing war that was known as WWII and the Korean war. MacArthur was commander of the U.S forces in the pacific. This was the time for MacArthur to shine