MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

At dawn on the morning of October 15th, President Harry S. Truman is met at Wake Island by Far East Commander General Douglas MacArthur.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with General Douglas MacArthur at their conference at Wake Island on Communist aggression in the far east.

Military leaders are standing near the building where the Wake Island Conference took place between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur regarding Communist aggression in the Far East. Standing from left to right: Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, General Douglas MacArthur, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, and General Omar Bradley.

General Robert Landry (left) and Admiral Richard Cruzen (second from left) greet General Douglas MacArthur (center) on their arrival to Wake Island for President Harry S. Truman's meeting with MacArthur. All others are unidentified.

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, full-length. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Douglas MacArthur as West Point cadet, 1899-1903. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. MacArthur Memorial, West Point, Ph 1997.

General Douglas MacArthur (in trench coat) and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (in civilian clothes) review the honor guard at Haneda Air Base in Tokyo, Japan. The other soldiers are unidentified. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center) reviews troops while accompanied by General Douglas MacArthur (right) and an unidentified honor guard upon his arrival at Haneda Air Force Base, Tokyo, Japan. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (foreground, second from left) escorts Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, in civilian clothes) to a waiting automobile after the Secretary arrived at Haneda Air Base in Tokyo, Japan. Other soldiers are unidentified. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

General Douglas salutes in front of a United States Air Force plane and other unidentified military officers at Haneda Air Force Base, Tokyo, Japan. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.