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.