He was recalled to active duty in mid-1941 as war with [[Japan]] loomed. Driven out of the Philippines in 1942, he assumed command in [[Australia]] of the Southwest [[Pacific]] Theater. He battled the Japanese through [[New Guinea]] and the Philippines, and was in charge of the invasion of Japan scheduled for late 1945. After the [[Hiroshima]] bombing, a full-scale invasion of the Japanese homeland was not deemed necessary. MacArthur received Japan's surrender in a dramatic ceremony aboard the battleship [[Missouri]] in Tokyo Bay. | He was recalled to active duty in mid-1941 as war with [[Japan]] loomed. Driven out of the Philippines in 1942, he assumed command in [[Australia]] of the Southwest [[Pacific]] Theater. He battled the Japanese through [[New Guinea]] and the Philippines, and was in charge of the invasion of Japan scheduled for late 1945. After the [[Hiroshima]] bombing, a full-scale invasion of the Japanese homeland was not deemed necessary. MacArthur received Japan's surrender in a dramatic ceremony aboard the battleship [[Missouri]] in Tokyo Bay. |