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What all did Douglas Macarthur do in WWI?
I'm on a school project and doing a powerpoint that needs to last 20 minutes about everything Douglas Macarthur but i can't really find much about what he did in the great war. Help please.
Dylan,
General MacArthur led the Rainbow Division during WW I. The 42nd Rainbow Division was formed in August 1917 of National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia. After Chief of Staff (then) Colonel Douglas MacArthur remarked that the Division "would stretch over the whole country like a rainbow," the coalesced national guard units were christened Rainbow Division. As the war progressed Douglas MacArthur was promoted to commander of the 84th Brigade and finally to commander of the Rainbow Division. Its four infantry regiments were respectively 165th (formerly New York's 69th); 166th (formerly Ohio's 4th); 167th (formerly Alabama's 4th); and 168th (formerly Iowa's 3rd). The field artillery, machine gun, ambulance, hospital, and other units originated in other states from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The Division saw its first action in February 1918 fighting alongside the French. The battles continued throughout the following months and on July 14, 1918 the final German offensive was contained by the 4th French Army, in which the Rainbow Division played a prominent role at the famous Battle of the Champagne. Many bloody battles and great victories followed until the Germans were finally defeated. Battles included those in the Chateau-Thierry salient where Rainbow's poet, Joyce Kilmer was killed; St. Mihiel; Verdun front and Argonne, where Rainbowmen engaged in the final battle of WW I. German occupation duty followed.
A far cry from the term “Dug Out Doug” in WW II (and even that was unbecoming based on 4 sniper events that Gen. MacArthur survived) General MacArthur was in the thick of the fighting with his troops in the trenches and pulling punches in the mud. He rightfully deserved the CMOH during this time frame but as usual “in-fighting” in the U.S. Army prevented this from being awarded to him.
For a good account I would recommend you go to your local or school library and within the early chapters of “American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 – 1964” by William Manchester you can quickly read all the detail you need. ISBN: 978-0-700-60963-5
Lastly - I am attaching a link to the MacArthur Memorial Organization in Norfolk, VA: http://www.macarthurmemorial.org/ I would suggest calling them and pointedly asking them if they have any PPT presentations that they readily provide to students for educational purposes. Go to the "Contact Us" section on their site.
All the best and I hope this helps,
Gerry
Douglas MacArthur Farewell Speech to Congress