Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1903. He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific. President Harry Truman relieved General MacArthur of his command in the Far East and replaced him with Lt. General Matthew B. Ridgway. General Douglas MacArthur died in April of 1964. MacArthur was an executive with the Remington Rand Corporation after his retirement as a Five Star General with the Army.
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