MacArthur even visited in person after the Allies established a beachhead on Mo-ro-tai in 1944, deeming the island crucial to the Allies ’ victory in the Pacific theater.
1944 年盟軍成功攻克日軍後，麥克・阿瑟將軍也曾親臨此地，隨後更被盟軍視為太平洋戰爭獲勝的關鍵。