A message from Arthur MacArthur IV, General Douglas MacArthur’s son on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of #Manila, from the MacArthur Memorial FB page.

#GeneralMacArthur #WorldWar2 #History #WW2 #WWII

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The Japanese invasion of the #Philippines that began on Dec. 8, 1941 forced #GeneralMacArthur to order a withdrawal to Bataan under War Plan Orange 3, allowing troops to delay Japanese forces. By early Jan. 1942, #USAFFE forces established a defensive line on #Bataan.

#WW2inPh #History #WorldWar2

#mightymo #ussmissouri #usbattleship #battleship #generalmacarthur #endofwwii #japanesesurrender @ Battleship Missouri Memorial www.instagram.com/p/B7Aceoege29/