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Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He served with distinction in World War I, was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific ...
Oct 20, 2019 · Tonight, I repeat those words: I shall return. Nothing is more certain than the ultimate reconquest and liberation from the enemy of those and adjacent lands. MacArthur did return, two and a half years later, on October 20, 1944. Today marks 75 years since the day he landed on the shore of Leyte, with 280,000 soldiers under his command, to ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Only one-third of the men MacArthur left behind on March 11, 1942, survived to see his return. “I’m a little late,” he told them, “but we finally came.” By: History.com Editors
When he left he made a promise to the Philippines saying, “I Shall Return!” It would be 2 1/2 years before he did. Source: YouTube/The MacArthur Memorial Oct. 20, 2020, marks the 76th anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s promised return to the Philippines.
Oct 29, 2009 · Shortly afterward, MacArthur promised, “I shall return.” U.S.-Philippine troops fell to Japan in May 1942 and were forced to begin the Bataan Death March , during which thousands of men were ...
Apr 12, 2012 · "I came through and I shall return," those were the famous words announced by General Douglas MacArthur on March 20, 1942, as he arrived in Australia, following an audacious escape from Japanese-occupied Philippines. Their island in the Philippines - which had been an American territory until the Japanese occupation - had been surrounded by the ...
