MacArthur waded ashore and proceeded to a portable radio microphone from which he would address the commonwealth. “People of ...
On Oct. 20, 1944, U.S. general waded into the waters at Leyte as World War II moved toward its final chapters.
MacArthur and his staff waded ashore and then the general made a brief radio speech, saying: “People of the Philippines: I have returned.” Rumors persisted for decades that MacArthur’s ...
Edwin Ramsey: When I heard that he [MacArthur] had returned, I finally had the feeling that I might have a chance of living through the war. At the time that he landed in Leyte, I was going ...
For the Ottawa Senators, training camp should have brought excitement and the ... Later, it was announced that MacArthur had returned home and would be taking his time to come back, which was ...
On that day, the popular general declared: “People of the Philippines, I have returned.” World War II ended in June 1945. MacArthur would continue as a military leader, and often contentious ...