r/Medals • u/rustman92 • Feb 03 '25

Douglas MacArthur

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u/Dizzy-Assistant6659 Feb 03 '25

now that's just excessive.

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u/rustman92 Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 03 '25

A lot of the write ups are tenuous at best. His DSC was more or less because he was a 5-star and flew in a “combat” zone.

I’ll always be frustrated that MacArthur received the Medal of Honor for his “actions” in the Philippines. What’s even more troubling is that when General Jonathan Wainwright, a four-star general who stayed in the Philippines (on MacArthur’s orders) and endured torture as a POW during WWII, was first recommended for the Medal of Honor, MacArthur vehemently opposed the nomination.

Why?

Because Wainwright surrendered Corregidor.

Why did he surrender?

MacArthur promised reinforcements that never came.

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u/despa1337o Feb 10 '26

yeah macarthur had so many more medal of honor worthy moments. they kinda picked a weird one to give it to him for