General Douglas MacArthur was forced to flee the Philippines on this day in history, March 11, 1942. MacArthur was trying to avoid capture by the Japanese.

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress. Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army.

The Most Dangerous Man In America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur By Mark Perry Basic Books 380 pages, $29.99 By Edward Cuddihy NEWS BOOK REVIEWER It was Franklin Roosevelt who ...

General of the U.S. Army Douglas MacArthur inspects the wreckage of a hospital on Clark field, Luzon Island on Feb. 9, 1945, which was destroyed by the retreating Japanese forces during World War II.

Legendary general's iconic VC-121A Constellation returns to the skies as a testament to its storied past. The post Stepping ...

MacArthur Program If in 1946 or after any hungry nation makes a grab for the 7,083 islands that will then be the free and independent Philippine Republic, she will find her hands full. Whipping ...

Today in U.S. Naval History - March 11 1935 - Birth of Naval Security Group when OP-20G became the Communications Security Group 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Act 1942 ...

For Douglas MacArthur the Philippines are more than a battle assignment. The Philippines are in his blood. His father, Lieut. General Arthur MacArthur, swashbuckling boy hero of the Civil War, was ...

Horace Arthur Thompson Jr., 93, founder of Thompson Equipment Co. who served on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's staff -- Obituaries today The Times-Picayune Nov 8, 2010 1 min to read ...

In 1942, the Japanese were bearing down on the Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur was based. To help him escape, the Navy relied on a small but heavily armed class of ships: the PT boat.