Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Douglas MacArthur. Message from Douglas MacArthur, Far East Command, to General Edward Witsell, The Adjutant General, requesting that his award of "Order of Military Merit (

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Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Douglas MacArthur. Message from Douglas MacArthur, Far East Command, to General Edward Witsell, The Adjutant General, requesting that his award of "Order of Military Merit (First Class)" be submitted for approval by Congress., 9/30/1950.

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...