USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 11 March 1942, during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur and members of his family and staff left the Philippine island of Corregidor and his forces, which were surrounded by the Japanese.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the Philippines quickly under Japanese control in early 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered General Douglas A. MacArthur, USA, to relocate to Australia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II, oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. A larger-than-life, controversial figure, MacArthur was talented, outspoken and, in the eyes of many, egotistical.

Detailed explanation-4: -A lesser known, but perhaps more monumental message came from MacArthur’s General Headquarters on July 5, 1945, when he declared all of the Philippines had been liberated. The Japanese conquest of the Philippines was one of the worst military disasters in American history.

Detailed explanation-5: -MacArthur advised General Marshall that he was prepared to leave the Philippines. On 22 February 1942, President Roosevelt reluctantly ordered MacArthur to leave the Philippines and take up the new command in Australia.