In 1961, the retired general took over the reigns of the Remington Rand Corporation and its annual sales of $1.1 Billion. JFK Notes From Consultation with MacArthur in 1961
After MacArthur recommended a nuclear attack on the enemy and also to attack China, Eisenhower gave him no role in the administration. Ike consulted with MacArthur with regard to Korea. He backed Republican Senator Robert Taft of Ohio but General Dwight D. President Truman removed MacArthur from commandin April 1951 and the general returned to actively campaigned against the Democrats in the upcoming election. In fact, that is what he favored doing and he began speaking out against the administration. But, MacArthur disagreed and pushed the North Koreans so far north that it appeared that he might invade China. President Truman had told the general to limit the war to the Korean Peninsula as he was fearful of an expanded conflict with the Chinese or perhaps even another global conflict. His bold and daring move to land troops at Inchonon Septemturned the tide of what looked to be a hopeless UN effort.
MacArthur went on to lead the United Nation’s effort in the Korean War. MacArthur's Inchon Strategy Saved South Korea He is credited with his leadership in rebuilding post war Japan into a strong democracy and the creation of a booming economic power. Eventually, he accepted the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. While in Australia he became the Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific and after many battles, Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944. Wainwright was forced to surrender but MacArthur had vowed to return. He left behind General Jonathan Wainwrightin command of 11,000 troops who managed to hold out against overwhelming forces until May. On FebruMacArthur was ordered to evacuate the Philippines to Australia. The Japanese invaded and by early 1942, MacArthur had ordered a retreat to Bataan. 8, 1941 the Japanese attacked the Philippines and destroyed about half of his Air Force.
In October 1941, MacArthur reported that he had 227 aircraft, 135,000 troops and a “tremendously strong offensive and defensive force.” MacArthur was greatly criticized for not moving his aircraft following Pearl Harbor as on Dec. As negotiations with the Japanese Empire deteriorated, MacArthur was recalled to active duty by the president and he was charged with mobilizing Philippines defense with a budget of $10 million and a fleet of 100 B-17 bombers. MacArthur retired from the Army but stayed on as an advisor to the Philippines. Roosevelt dispatched in 1935 MacArthur to the Philippines to help organize that nation’s defense. MacArthur Returned After Much Hardship for US Soldiers Left Behind
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