Douglas Mcarthur: A Brief Summary

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The story of Douglas McArthur began in 1880. From birth until death, Douglas McArthur was an army man. When McArthur was young, his father was in command of an infantry unit in New Mexico. Later on, McArthur fought in the Union Army and won the Congressional Medal of Honor after leading an assault up the Missionary Ridge in Tennessee. McArthur went to West Texas Military Academy and later attended West Point, thriving in the strict military-based environment and graduating with honors. McArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Corps of Engineers (Douglas McArthur Biography, 2016), which was posted in the Philippines. That was the beginning of McArthur’s passion for the Philippines. He gained his first round of fame during World