Chapter 21 General MacArthur's "Five Stars"

The first one: In the First World War, due to his outstanding performance, he was promoted to the famous Rainbow Division commander and major general, and became the youngest major general in the United States at that time. The second star: MacArthur is not only the first student in the West Point Military Academy, but also was appointed as the principal of the West Point Military Academy.When the principal of this world-renowned military academy, he was only 39 years old (1919), making him the youngest principal of the West Point Military Academy in history. The third one: When he was the principal, he implemented the policy of "reform and opening up", implemented drastic military reforms, and led West Point Military Academy into the modern military era. In 1930, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, the youngest Army Chief of Staff in U.S. history.

The fourth star: He is still a five-star general. In 1944, the U.S. Congress rewarded generals with outstanding military exploits in World War II and established a new special rank—five-star general.Eisenhower, the five-star general who served as the commander of the European Allied Forces in World War II and later became the president of the United States, served as MacArthur's adjutant and chief of staff. Fifth star: He is the only five-star general in the US military who participated in three world wars - World War I, World War II and the Korean War.