Howard Koslow: General Douglas MacArthur

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

In the safety of darkness in the early days of World War II a U.S. Navy torpedo boat crept silently through the waters off the Bataan Peninsula. Its cargo was a valuable military leader -- General Douglas MacArthur -- his wife and son. Its mission was to deliver them to the Southern Philippines where they would catch a plane to Australia. President Roosevelt had just named MacArthur commander of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific. With characteristic defiance and a distaste for leaving a job undone, MacArthur declared on his departure, "I shall return." From his base in Australia, he began a three-year offensive against the Japanese, freeing New Guinea, New Britain, the Solomons and the Admiralty Islands. Then it was time to deliver on his promise. On October 20, 1944, MacArthur's forces invaded Leyte Island, beginning a heroic campaign which freed most of the Philippine Islands within six months' time. For military genius and personal heroism, MacArthur was made a general of the Army. And, later, as supreme commander of the Allied powers, a triumphant General MacArthur boarded the battleship Missouri to accept the Japanese surrender. A firm but fair man, he lived by his convictions earning many honors and the undying respect of his fellow Americans. MacArthur was to all a true military hero -- a man to be respected and admired by friends and enemies alike.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative PFCD for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, cancelled January 26, 1993.

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