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1). http://www.foxnews.com/images/244606/0_51_320_MacArthur_Douglas_AP.jpg 2)  http://www.afterimagegallery.com/lifemydansmacarthurl.jpg ** Name: ** Kenneth Brody ** Date of Birth: ** July 15th, 1889 ** Main event taking place at this time: ** World War II  ** Occupation: ** World War II soldier under General Douglas MacArthur ** Background: ** I have known General Douglas MacArthur since I could walk. Both of us have followed in our fathers footsteps and took on military careers. I was sent to the Philippines to help defend the Philippines from Japan. I’m currently sailing to the Philippines to help fight the Japanese in the ongoing battle over Philippine control. General Douglas MacArthur is in control of the newly established Military District of Manila (“Douglas MacArthur”). After the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor they invaded Hong Kong, French Indochina, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, and much of China. The president, as well as my good friend, General Douglas MacArthur, who is in command of the island is very nervous (Danzer, Gerald A, et al. 579). My father is very good friends with Douglas’ father, Arthur MacArthur who was ranked highly in the military and so I am hoping General Douglas will watch over me. I grew up with Douglas along side me every moment in New Mexico. Both of our fathers were commanding in a remote area of NM at an infantry company. Since our fathers were partners they traveled and worked together, we lived in Ft. Lavenworth, Kansas; Washington, D.C.; San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio, Texas was my last encounter with Douglas because he became very busy with an engineering assignment in Milwaukee. ( MacArthur”). I know General Douglas is very experienced because he was a commander during WWI and was very successful (“Douglas MacArthur”). I am only one of the 80,000 American and Filipinos fighting against the Japanese and we just got forced to the Bataan Peninsula and my fellow soldiers and I are nervous we will not make it out. General Douglas MacArthur has just announced that he will be leaving us; at this point I have lost all faith that we will make it out alive. (Danzer, Gerald A, et al. 579). General Jonathan Wainright has been declared commander of the remaining 11,000 soldiers including myself. I have not talked to General MacArthur since he departed the Philippines and I am hoping he is safe (“Douglas MacArthur”). It has been five years in the Philippines and finally, and like General Douglas stated he has returned. MacArthur has moved me from the war fronts to helping him with more security work. MacArthur was appointed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the military advisor to the Philippine President Manuel Quezon to help develop an army (Oleksy).

Danzer, Gerald A., et al. __The Americans__. Boston: McDougal Littell. 2003.   "Douglas MacArthur." __Spartacus__. 20 Oct 2008 . "MacArthur." __Empereur__. 2000. 20 Oct 2008 . Oleksy, Walter. “MacArthur, Douglas.” //Military Leaders of World War II//, American Profiles. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1994. //American History Online//. Facts on File, Inc. 20 Oct 2008.
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By Katelyn Arbach