September 22, 2011
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MacARTHUR, Jr.Arthur (1845-1912) was a United States Army General. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900 but his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future President William Howard Taft. His son, Douglas MacArthur, was one of only five men ever to be promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army. In addition to their both being promoted to the rank of general officer, Arthur MacArthur, Jr. and Douglas MacArthur also shared the distinction of having been the first father and son to each be awarded a Medal of Honor. War-date Union Document Signed by "Arthur McArthur, Jr. Lt. Col." 1pp. oblong folio, June 10, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee, being a muster out for Julius W. Clark, 24th Wisconsin Infantry.
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