Correspondence, 1951.

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Correspondence, 1951.

Correspondence (3 p.), 1951, includes a typed (copy) statement by Ferguson about the need for a committee investigation to obtain MacArthur's views on Far Eastern policies, dated April 9, 1951, and a typed form letter to constituents about the dismissal of Gen. MacArthur by Pres. Truman, April 28, 1951, on letterhead of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, signed by Ferguson. Also, there is a typed form letter concerning MacArthur's dismissal to constituents on House of Representatives stationery from Roy O. Woodruff . There are also biographies of Woodruff and Ferguson with their pictures (4 p., copies).

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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 ...

Woodruff, Roy O. (Roy Orchard), 1876-1953

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Ferguson, Homer, 1888-1982

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Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, and judge on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. From the description of Homer Ferguson papers, 1939-1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419354 Senator, judge. From the description of Reminiscences of Homer Ferguson : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565301 Ferguson (1888-1982) graduated from the University...