Talk:Douglas MacArthur

Why are dates on this article in DD/MM/YYYY?
This is a page on an American general, so shouldn't the page be in MM/DD/YYYY? Fringe, Suspect The (talk) 20:38, 10 April 2024 (UTC)


 * MOS:MILFORMAT: articles on the modern US military, including biographical articles related to the modern US military, should use day-before-month, in accordance with US military usage. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks Fringe, Suspect The (talk) 02:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

MacArthur's Masonic Lodge membership
At the end of "Field Marshal of the Philippine Army" and just before the section on World War II are these two sentences:

"In Manila, MacArthur was a member of the Freemasons. At the time of the occupation of Japan, MacArthur belonged to Manila Lodge No. 1 and was in the 32nd Masonic rank."

In the second sentence, should the first clause be: "At the time of the occupation BY Japan"? If not, I'm baffled as to how MacArthur's Masonic Lodge affiliation in Manila would have any relevance to the occupation OF Japan--especially since his time in Tokyo would certainly have taken away from any time he could spend in Manila. Rontrigger (talk) 06:03, 29 April 2024 (UTC)


 * You're right. Please check the edit I made. — hako9 (talk) 17:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Rontrigger (talk) 01:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2024
Change "was in the 32nd Masonic rank" to "was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason". The phrasing of the original excerpt is incorrect and not used by any regular Masonic body Masonicscribe (talk) 14:49, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ — hako9 (talk) 17:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Mistake in Death and Legacy section
It states 'In 1960, the mayor of Norfolk had proposed using funds raised by public contribution to remodel the old Norfolk City Hall as a memorial to General MacArthur and as a repository for his papers', but MacArthur died in 1964? 96.242.5.154 (talk) 00:04, 11 July 2024 (UTC)


 * MacArthur Memorial indicates that the Mayor and the General agreed to having the site as a repository for his papers. Perhaps the wording can be adjusted here to make it clearer, but the date appears to be correct --John (User:Jwy/talk) 00:25, 11 July 2024 (UTC)