When Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in 1942, Jonathan Wainwright and his forces remained behind to face the Japanese.

That was the Presidential candidacy of General Douglas MacArthur. For a year and ... He was first in his class at West Point (1903). With his father, Lieut. General Arthur MacArthur, he was ...

Douglas MacArthur grew up at a succession ... first in his class, with one of the highest grade averages ever earned at West Point He was also chosen cadet captain, earned his “A” in baseball.

"You couldn't shrug your shoulders at Douglas ... at West Point in 1898. Over the next four years, he would achieve one of the finest records in Academy history. General Arthur MacArthur ...

When General Sir Thomas Blamey heard that General Douglas MacArthur had been appointed Supreme ... A general's son who topped his class at West Point, MacArthur had led a combat division in France, ...

On April 5, 1964, General Douglas MacArthur died from kidney ... He had just graduated number one in his class from West Point. His next assignment was almost 20 years later as the head of the ...