J-24 January 26, 1971 issue honors Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He received an appointment to West Point where he graduated No. 1 in his class. His rise in rank was meteoric. By 1918 he was boosted to Brigadier General. In 1930, he was named Chief of Staff and retired in 1937. He was recalled to duty in 1941 with the outbreak of WW II, and a year later he spoke three words that are etched in history -- "I shall return" -- when forced to leave Corregidor by the Japanese. Two years later, he kept that promise and returned to liberate the island. A Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Tokyo, he restored the shattered economy, liberalized the government, and placed the country on the road to democracy. The painting is of his famous hat. A bronze MacArthur Memorial medal is the numis. 40 produced.
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