Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What country was General MacArthur referring to when he famously promised "I shall return"?"
Douglas MacArthur was an American General best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Forced to flee during a Japanese assault on Bataan in the Philippines, General MacArthur famously promised "I came through and I shall return". He did, in fact return, and on this day in 1944, General MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte. That day, he made a radio broadcast in which he declared, “People of the Philippines, I have returned!” He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of the Philippines.
