Summary
- Gen. Douglas MacArthur established his iconic status in WWII by wading onto a Philippine beach on Oct. 20, 1944.
- After being ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to leave the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur returned to fulfill his pledge.
- MacArthur’s return marked a turning point in the Pacific theater of the war, leading to successful campaigns and liberation efforts.
- The general eventually oversaw the Japanese surrender ceremony on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor in 1945.
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