From the Archives, 1942: MacArthur takes command in the Pacific
80 years ago, PM John Curtin announced that command of all combat sections of the Australian defence force had passed to US General Douglas MacArthur. Curtin called it “a momentous day for the peoples of the United Nations”.
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Source: smh.com.au