Comments on: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/ Your Source for Defense and Military News Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert F. Dorr http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-76 Robert F. Dorr Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:05:56 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-76 Puller's first name was Lewis. Villamor (not Villamoor) is the correct spelling, Puller’s first name was Lewis.

Villamor (not Villamoor) is the correct spelling,

]]> By: Kristen D. Larsen http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-75 Kristen D. Larsen Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:40:18 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-75 General MacArthur was the only one awarded a medal for loosing a campaign. He lost the Phillipenes! Dugoout Doug (as he was sometimes known) Did not deserve the Medal of Honor. On the other hand one man who did deserve it but was never awarded the Medal of Honor was Louis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC. During the battle for Guadalcanal rescued some troops that were ambushed by the Japanese and were being wiped out. General MacArthur was the only one awarded a medal for loosing a campaign. He lost the Phillipenes! Dugoout Doug (as he was sometimes known) Did not deserve the Medal of Honor. On the other hand one man who did deserve it but was never awarded the Medal of Honor was Louis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC. During the battle for Guadalcanal rescued some troops that were ambushed by the Japanese and were being wiped out.

]]> By: Chuck Oldham (Editor) http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-74 Chuck Oldham (Editor) Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:38:05 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-74 From what I've heard, MacArthur's top aide wasn't exactly liked or respected universally either. Bob, I think the spelling "Villamor" is right, but I will definitely double-check. From what I’ve heard, MacArthur’s top aide wasn’t exactly liked or respected universally either. Bob, I think the spelling “Villamor” is right, but I will definitely double-check.

]]> By: Robert F. Dorr http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-73 Robert F. Dorr Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:53:43 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-73 The medal probably should have gone to Capt. Jesus Villamor (although I though his name was spelled Villamoor), the other figure in the photo above, who battled the Japanese while piloting the Boeing P-26 Peashooter. The best history of MacArthur's worst day appears in "December 8, 1941: Macarthur/s Pearl Harbor," by Bill Bartsch. Whatever happened in the days that followed, MacArthur has been given a free pass for his conduct on December 8. Warned for months that the Japanese might attack, aware for six hours that they had attacked Pearl Harbor, MacArthur sequestered himself for a period of time, making himself unavailable to all but his top aide. Had he used his airpower effectively that day, he might have slowed the Japanese advance. MacArthur is a towering figure in history but he is not one of our greatest generals. They are Robert E. Lee, George C. Marshall, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The medal probably should have gone to Capt. Jesus Villamor (although I though his name was spelled Villamoor), the other figure in the photo above, who battled the Japanese while piloting the Boeing P-26 Peashooter. The best history of MacArthur’s worst day appears in “December 8, 1941: Macarthur/s Pearl Harbor,” by Bill Bartsch. Whatever happened in the days that followed, MacArthur has been given a free pass for his conduct on December 8. Warned for months that the Japanese might attack, aware for six hours that they had attacked Pearl Harbor, MacArthur sequestered himself for a period of time, making himself unavailable to all but his top aide. Had he used his airpower effectively that day, he might have slowed the Japanese advance. MacArthur is a towering figure in history but he is not one of our greatest generals. They are Robert E. Lee, George C. Marshall, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

]]> By: Chuck Oldham (Editor) http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-72 Chuck Oldham (Editor) Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:34:49 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-72 Personally, I always had some problems with MacArthur's strategy in the Philippines. The result may have been inevitable, but I think he made some big mistakes. Having his air force caught on the ground by the Japanese a day after Pearl Harbor was one of them. But America needed heroes, and MacArthur was so well-known already that if the government hadn't presented the end of the Philippines as inevitable, despite heroic resistance, and given a medal to him, it would have looked even more like a debacle. Personally, I always had some problems with MacArthur’s strategy in the Philippines. The result may have been inevitable, but I think he made some big mistakes. Having his air force caught on the ground by the Japanese a day after Pearl Harbor was one of them.

But America needed heroes, and MacArthur was so well-known already that if the government hadn’t presented the end of the Philippines as inevitable, despite heroic resistance, and given a medal to him, it would have looked even more like a debacle.

]]> By: Les http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-gen-george-marshall-obtains-the-medal-of-honor-for-gen-douglas-macarthur/#comment-71 Les Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:43:20 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=1388#comment-71 MacArthur did nothing to receive this honor. I am surprised Marshall did it. America had real heroes without wasting an honor on MacArthur. MacArthur did nothing to receive this honor. I am surprised Marshall did it. America had real heroes without wasting an honor on MacArthur.

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