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General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)  Described by George Marshall as "our most brilliant general," MacArthur served under eight U.S. Presidents. The American five-star general was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He fought in France in World War I and was army chief of staff (1930-35). During World War II he commanded the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific and directed the postwar occupation of Japan. In the Korean War, as commander of the UN military forces, he became involved in a policy dispute with President Truman, who removed him from command in April 1951.
In the what is perhaps the best biography of MacArthur, William Manchester wrote in American Caesar, "he was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of men and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime. No more baffling, exasperating soldier ever wore a uniform. Flamboyant, imperious, and apocalyptic, he carried the plumage of a flamingo, could not acknowledge errors, and tried to cover up his mistakes with sly, childish tricks. Yet he was also endowed with great personal charm, a will of iron, and a soaring intellect. Unquestionably he was the most gifted man-at-arms this nation has produced."
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