Douglas MacArthur 26 January 1880 5 April 1964 was an American fivestar general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr the first father and son to be awarded the medal He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas MacArthur licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia