What is Douglas MacArthur?
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox Military Person | name = Douglas MacArthur | image = MacArthur Manila.jpg | caption = Douglas MacArthur in [[Manila]], Philippines | lived = January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964 (aged 84) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | placeofbirth = Little Rock, Arkansas | placeofdeath = Washington, D.C. | placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | nickname = | allegiance = {{Flagu|United States of America|1912}}<br />{{flag|Philippines|1936}} | branch = {{army|USA}}<br />{{flagicon|Philippines|1936}} Philippine Army | serviceyears = | rank = [[File:US-O11 insignia.svg|24px]] General of the Army ([[United States Army|U.S. Army]])<br />Field Marshal (Philippine Army) | unit = | commands = | battles = | awards = | relations = | laterwork = |Height=1.80 meters}} '''General Douglas MacArthur''' (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964) was an American General who served in [[World War I]], [[World War II]], and the [[Korean War]]. Twice forces under his command suffered large defeats. In 1941 he became Commander of [[United States Army]] forces in the Far East. From December 1941 to April 1942 the Japanese Army conquered the [[Philippines]]. He fled, but later returned leading a victorious army. In 1950 he led [[United Nations]] forces in Korea. The Chinese defeated them at the Chosin Reservoir in [[North Korea]]. After making several comments towards superiors questioning their actions, he was relieved from command in April 1951 by President Harry S Truman<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/redacted-testimony-fully-explains-why-general-macarthur-was-fired-180960622/|title=The Redacted Testimony That Fully Explains Why General MacArthur Was Fired|work=Smithsonian|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en}}</ref> He was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], in 1880 and died in [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1964.<ref>US Army Center of Military History,