... Douglas MacArthur was born January 26, 1880. His father, Arthur MacArthur, later became a general. Young Douglas at an early age wanted to be like his father. He first went to West Point in 1899 and he had the highest entrance grade in his class. He stayed there until 1903, when he graduated as ... staff ever appointed. In 1935, Franklin Roosevelt sent him to be the military advisor to the Philippine president. His job was to build an army, because he knew that someday the Japanese would attack and they had to be ready. He stayed there until the summer of 1941 when Roosevelt put him in ch...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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• Grade Level: High School

... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School