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Jean Faircloth MacArthur at the entrance to the Milwaukee County Historical Society during the 1979 MacArthur Memorial Week and General MacArthur Statue dedication. Jean Faircloth MacArthur played a remarkable and selfless role in the life and career of General Douglas MacArthur. She was born on December 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, the ...
Biographical slideshow/timeline of key events in the life of General Douglas MacArthur.
Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's speech to West Point Cadets May 12, 1962.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of dedicated historians, key film footage of General MacArthur’s storied life — from his famous return to the Philippines to his final speech to Congress — have been preserved for posterity and published online. Our official You Tube channel brings those videos together so future generations can fully ...
Full-text and audio of General Douglas MacArthur's speech at the Japanese surrender ceremony September 2, 1945
2014 MacArthur Memorial Week Programs: June 3-7, 2014. 2014 MacArthur Week Programs. For MacArthur Week 2014, the War Memorial Center, VCRT MacArthur Forum, Inc., Marquette University and the American Legion Cudworth Post No. 23 joined forces to bring together an international consortium of speakers for a five-day program that highlighted the General’s career as well as his immense impact on ...
General Douglas MacArthur was the face of America in the Far East during World War II and in the early post-war years. Fifteen years after his death in 1964, Milwaukee honored him by hosting the fi…
The following is the text of an address given by Harry H. Anderson at the dedication of a statue of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in MacArthur Square on June 8, 1979. The statue was unveiled by the General’s widow, Jean MacArthur, and Mrs. Erwin C. Uihlein, who gave the statue to the people of Milwaukee in memory of her husband.
The war in the Pacific was over. A Japanese delegation signed the instrument of unconditional surrender on September 2, 2023 on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor. As presiding officer at the ceremony, MacArthur made the following statement: “Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended.
About VCRT MacArthur Forum, Inc. The Veterans Community Relations Team (VCRT) was formed in 2013 by community citizens and veterans committed to advancing issues and programs that further respect for and services to veterans.
