SOME OF THE MANY MYTHS
ABOUT GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
IN THE SWPA DURING WWII

There have been many false stories and rumours about General Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area during WWII. Most of them are untrue. Here are a few examples listed below:-

Did General Douglas MacArthur live in Townsville
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur live at 28 Hiron St., St. Lucia, Brisbane?
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur live at 50 Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur live in a house at Llewllyn St, New Farm, Brisbane?
Afraid not!

Did General MacArthur and his family live in a house at Coorparoo, Brisbane
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur ever live at "Woodlands" at Marburg?
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur ever interrogate
rescued Missionaries at "Woodland" at Marburg?
Afraid Not!

Was General Douglas MacArthur's Intelligence
 Headquarters located at Woodlands?
Afraid not!

Did General Douglas MacArthur ever paint a
 large mural on one of the walls at "Woodlands at Marburg?
Highly unlikely!

Did General Douglas MacArthur have his
own Officer's Club in the Marburg Hotel
Afraid not!

Did General MacArthur have his
own bunker at Bankstown, Sydney?
Afraid not!

Did General MacArthur have his own bunker in Townsville?
Afraid not!

Did General MacArthur sleep overnight at the Capalaba
Radio Receiving site to listen to the Battle of the Coral Sea
Afraid not!

Did MacArthur and his wife and son live in a $1M mansion at Hollandia?
Afraid Not!

Did General MacArthur live in a large house in Los Negros?
Afraid not!

Can anyone help me with more information?

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This page first produced 19 February 2021

This page last updated 01 November 2022