A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in World War II, ...

Seventy-five years ago, on September 15, 1950, U.S. forces under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed at Inchon, a port located near the waist of the Korean peninsula. Korea is shaped like a ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- What was once the personal plane for Gen. Douglas MacArthur is now on display at EAA AirVenture. "Just imagine what kind of political deals may have been done in the back of this ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War II ...

It almost happened twice and is long overdue. It was time for General Douglas MacArthur to be awarded the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. Though not an actual Six Star General, the ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur was a hero from two World Wars who had served as the supreme commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific. He personally accepted the surrender of Japan, oversaw the Allied ...

In “Judgment at Tokyo,” the political scholar Gary J. Bass examines the post-World War II prosecution of Japanese military atrocities and makes the case for the real efficacy of international law. By ...

UNC-Chapel Hill’s ROTC was recently honored with the General Douglas MacArthur Award, marking the fifth time the program has earned it.