Conclussion

In conclussion I can say that Macaurthur wae a great man.Not only did he command his men to liberate an entire country during one of the greatest wars in history but he also survived the war.With all the things that happened he some how survived it.He also fought in several other wars and has recived several medals for acts of bravery and valor on the battlefield.

Timeline: A Summary of important events in Macaurthurs life

January 2 1880: Macaurthur is born
September 1893: Macaurthur goes to the west texas military accademy
September 1 1939: World war 2 begins
December 8, 1941: Japan invades the Phillippenes
 March 12 1942:Macaurthur retreats to Austrailia
 October 20 1944:Macaurthur returns, King Two begins
 July 5 1945: Macarthur signs Japanese surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri
 April 5 1964(1964-04-05): Macaurthur dies
Present day: Macaurthur has a memmorial in the United States.

Symbols of Courage

Macaurthur has recived several medals includeing the Medal of Honor for several acts of bravery on the battle field.The medal of honor is the highest military honor that American troops can recive.Its is rewarded to  Personnel  who preform acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Honor is presented by the president of the United States in the White House. There have only been 3565 people who recived the medal. 

The 3 types of medals awarded

The Makeing of a Hero:Macaurthurs Early Life

General Douglas Macaurthur was bor on January 26 1880 at Little Rock Arkansas. His father Aurthur Macaurthur was a U.S army captain.His father was awarded a medal of honor for his actions with the Union army at the battle of missionary ridge during the American civil war, he would later recive one during world war 2.Macaurthur attended the West Texas Military Academy in 1893^] where he was awarded the gold medal for "scholarship and deportment".Macaurthur participated in several shcool teams.His final year avrage of 97.33 out of 100.Macaurthur entered Westpoint in June 13 1899. Macaurthur will later become super intendent of the U.S military academy at west point in 1919.

Ground Zero:The Bombing of Heroshima and Nagasaki

On the 6th of August 1945 the U.S army dropped an Atomic bomb on Heroshima and another one on Nagasaki.The bombs were equivelent to 20,000 tons of TNT. The weapons were able to cause Japan to surrender but unfortunately the bombs also killed thousands of inocent civilians. Here  are the details. On Monday August 6 1945 at 2:15 a.m a B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay took off from Tinian the twelve man crew on board made sure the misson was a secret.For the plane to carry such a heavy payload the plane was modified with new propellers, stronger engines and faster opening bomb bay doors only 15 bombers were modified like this. The bomber was acompanied by 2 other bombers with cameras and several  measureing devices.at around  3:00  the crew began to arm the bomb codenamed Little Boy. Little Boy was created using uranium-235. Uranium-235 is a radioactive isotope of uranium. At around 8:15 a.m the B-29s bombbay doors open.Little Boy explodes 1900 feet above the city and only missed the target the Aioi bridge by approximately 800 feet.

some of the crew members and the B-29 that droped the bomb

the atom bomb known as Little Boy