General MacArthur

Submitted by scott.t.chancel... on Tue, 2014-07-29 23:30
Text: 
"Two Soldiers"
Character Key: 
General Douglas MacArthur
Display Name: 
General MacArthur
Sort Name: 
MacArthur, General Douglas
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Upper Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
First Mentioned: 
The Philippines in "Two Soldiers" (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Monday, January 26, 1880
Origin: 
Arkansas
Biography: 

The "General MacArthur" who was "holding" the Japanese invaders at bay in the Philipines in the nightly radio reports that the narrator and Pete listen to (82) was General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of Army Forces in the Far East when the U.S. entered World War II. After the Japanese invasion forced him to withdraw from the Philippines, he spoke the parting words - "I shall return" - that were becoming famous at the time "Two Soldiers" was written.

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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