Honors and awards Douglas MacArthur





west entrance of macarthur tunnel in san francisco, california


during lifetime, macarthur earned on 100 military decorations u.s. , other countries including medal of honor, french légion d honneur , croix de guerre, order of crown of italy, order of orange-nassau netherlands, honorary knight grand cross of order of bath australia, , order of rising sun paulownia flowers, grand cordon japan.


macarthur enormously popular american public. streets, public works, , children named after him. dance step named after him. in 1955, promotion general of armies proposed in congress, proposal shelved.


since 1987 general douglas macarthur leadership awards presented annually united states army on behalf of general douglas macarthur foundation recognize company grade officers (lieutenants , captains) , junior warrant officers (warrant officer 1 , chief warrant officer two) have demonstrated attributes of duty, honor, country in professional lives , in service communities.


the general douglas macarthur foundation presents macarthur cadet awards in recognition of outstanding cadets within association of military colleges , schools of united states. macarthur award presented annually seniors @ these military schools. award designed encourage cadets emulate leadership qualities shown general douglas macarthur, student @ west texas military institute , u.s. military academy. approximately 40 schools authorized provide award top cadet each year.


the macarthur leadership award @ royal military college of canada in kingston, ontario awarded graduating officer cadet demonstrates outstanding leadership performance based on credo of duty-honor-country , potential future military service.








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