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- resumed his permanent rank of major general and became military adviser to the government of the Philippines, 1935-1941
- married Jean Marie Faircloth, 1937
- retired from active service, December 1937 but continued as adviser to the Philippine government
- was recalled to active duty as lieutenant general and named commander, United States Army Forces in the Far East, July 1941
- was promoted to temporary general, December 1941
- led American forces in Pacific campaigns as Supreme Allied Commander, 1941-1945
- was promoted to temporary General of the Army, December 1944
- received the Medal of Honor for Philippine defense preparations and operations
- was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, Japan, 1945
- rank as General of the Army made permanent, April 1946
- was designated commander in chief Far East Command 1947
- upon the North Korean invasion of South Korea was designated commander, United Nations Command in the Far East, July, 1950
- was relieved of his command by President Truman, April 1951
- died in Washington, D.C., on 5 April 1964.
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