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On Sat. 21 Mar 1942 US Army General MacArthur arrived at Kooringa, Aus.....

1942-03-21

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US Army General MacArthur arrived at Kooringa, Australia by train and discovered there would be no army waiting for him to reinforce the Philippine Islands.

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