General MacArthur’s landing at Leyte on October 20, 1944, was the first time he had been in the Philippines since he was ...

MacArthur and his staff waded ashore and then the general made a brief radio speech, saying: “People of the Philippines: I have returned.” Rumors persisted for decades that MacArthur’s ...

General MacArthur served as Army Chief of Staff in the 1930s after he had served as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He was later Field Marshal of the Philippines and ...

On that day, the popular general declared: “People of the Philippines, I have returned.” World War II ended in June 1945. MacArthur would continue as a military leader, and often contentious ...

The First Philippine Republic ... They said that they had provided intelligence to General Douglas MacArthur’s forces and ...

Marcus Evans, Commanding General of the Hawaii-based ... the anniversary of a historic moment in U.S.-Philippine relations when U.S. Gen. Douglas Macarthur fulfilled his promise to return to ...

Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States 1944-46. Acting Secretary of Public instruction in President Osmenals Cabinet 1944-45. War Record: Served as General MacArthur's Aide ...

WASHINGTON, July 26 (U.P.) -- Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur, 61-year-old former chief of staff, today was placed in command of a new army component to be known as the U.S. army forces in the Far East.

General Douglas MacArthur was a key figure of the battle ... “He was hopeful he’d see the Philippines rise again, and he did.” The anniversary comes at the end of Filipino American History ...