MacArthur remembered

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L M Opie of Torrens Park, South Australia said:-

I would like to tell you another side to the MacArthur story. On 1 July 1945, we had just landed on the beach at Balikpapan when General Macarthur came along to assess the situation. As General Macarthur and his Party came abreast of us, a Japanese machine gun opened up. Our Brigadier attempted to pull the General under cover, but General MacArthur brushed him aside and watched as the gun position was taken out.

Autocratic? Yes. Arrogant? Yes. Cowardly? NEVER.