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Douglas MacArthur

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (January 26, 1880-April 5, 1964)
    US Army General in the Pacific Theater of World War II
    General of US-UN troops in the Korean War
    Awarded the Medal of Honor

Why he might be annoying:

    He was fired by President Truman for not following his direct order (1951).
    He learned to ride and shoot before he learned to read and write.
    He named his son after his grandfather, father and brother, Arthur MacArthur IV.
    During the Korean War, he moved into North Korea against President Truman's wishes to enlarge the war.
    Truman publicly fired MacArthur (April 11, 1951).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He said: 'Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away.' (1951).
    He was one of the finest students in the history of West Point (1898-1902).
    He warned the U.S. to be prepared to go to war, due to fascism (1930s).
    When he was forced to leave his men in the Philippines and withdraw to Australia, he uttered the famous words 'I shall return,' and that became the battle cry of the Pacific.
    He accepted the Japanese surrender, ending World War II (September 2, 1945).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 32 Votes: 93.75% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 99 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 293 Votes: 51.19% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 56 Votes: 83.93% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 76 Votes: 48.68% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 150 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 236 Votes: 49.58% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 171 Votes: 67.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 171 Votes: 43.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 109 Votes: 37.61% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 361 Votes: 33.52% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 96 Votes: 51.04% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 271 Votes: 44.28% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 290 Votes: 61.38% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 365 Votes: 42.74% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 752 Votes: 50.27% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1817 Votes: 45.02% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5826 Votes: 38.65% Annoying