| Douglas MacArthur  Born: 26-Jan-1880
Birthplace: Little Rock, AR
Died: 5-Apr-1964
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military Nationality: United States
Executive summary: General of the Army Military service: US Army (General of the Army) Father: Arthur MacArthur (Lt. General, U.S. Army)
Mother: Mary Pinkney Hardy
Brother: Malcolm (d. 1883)
Brother: Arthur MacArthur III (US Navy officer, b. 1-Jun-1876, d. 2-Dec-1923)
Wife: Louise Cromwell Brooks (m. 14-Feb-1922, div. 1929)
Wife: Jean Marie Faircloth (m. 30-Apr-1937, until his death, one son)
Son: Arthur MacArthur (b. 21-Feb-1938)
High School: T.M.I.: The Episcopal School of Texas
Military College: US Military Academy, West Point (1903)
Military College: Army Command and General Staff College (1912)
Administrator: Superintendent, US Military Academy, West Point (1919-22)
US Defense Department Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, Japan (1945-51)
US Army Chief of Staff (1930-35)
Freemasonry
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
French Legion of Honor
Congressional Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Order of the Rising Sun
Silver Buffalo 1963
Relieved of Command 11-Apr-1951
Prostate Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (Mar-1960)
Cholecystectomy Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (6-Mar-1964)
Surgery splenectomy Washington, DC (23-Mar-1964)
Hernia Operation Washington, DC (29-Mar-1964)
Lain in state at the Capitol Rotunda
Risk Factors: Parkinson's
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