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General '''Douglas MacArthur''' was one of the great military strategists in [[World War II]], and responsible for governing and rebuilding [[Japan]] during the [[Allied]] occupation. A career military officer, he spent his entire adult life in the military.
General '''Douglas MacArthur''' was one of the great military strategists in [[World War II]], and responsible for governing and rebuilding [[Japan]] during the [[Allied]] occupation. A career military officer, he spent his entire adult life in the military. In [[WWII]], he served as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. MacArthur achieved the rank of brigadier-general faster than anyone before him.<ref>The Art of the Leader by William A. Cohen, Prentice Hall Direct (January 1, 1990)</ref>
The son of the senior [[U.S. Army]] general, MacArthur graduated first in his class at [[West Point]] in 1903. After earning a chestful of medals for bravery in [[Mexico]] and the Western Front in [[World War I]], his meteoric career included a stint as superintendent at West Point in the 1920s, where he promoted athletics and modernized the curriculum. He served two terms as the Army's chief-of-staff under Presidents [[Herbert Hoover]] (a [[Pacifism|pacifist]]) and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] (a Navy man). In his 30s, he retired in 1937, then set out to create a new army for the [[Philippines]], which was in transition to independence.
The son of the senior [[U.S. Army]] general, MacArthur graduated first in his class at [[West Point]] in 1903. After earning a chestful of medals for bravery in [[Mexico]] and the Western Front in [[World War I]], his meteoric career included a stint as superintendent at West Point in the 1920s, where he promoted athletics and modernized the curriculum. He served two terms as the Army's chief-of-staff under Presidents [[Herbert Hoover]] (a [[Pacifism|pacifist]]) and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] (a Navy man). In his 30s, he retired in 1937, then set out to create a new army for the [[Philippines]], which was in transition to independence.