1. Major General Courtney Whitney was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II who later served as a senior official during the American occupation of Japan.
10 Facts About Courtney Whitney
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Courtney Whitney played a major role in the liberalization of Japanese government, society, and economy during the occupation.
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Courtney Whitney received his law degree from George Washington University in 1927 and left the army to open a private practice in Manila.
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Courtney Whitney worked in intelligence in Washington, DC, serving as the intelligence officer to the 14th Air Force in China until 1943, when General Douglas MacArthur requested for him to be assigned to the Southwest Pacific Theater.
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Courtney Whitney was present at the Battle of Leyte in 1944 and landed in the Philippines with MacArthur, after which he was assigned chief of the Philippine section of the Allied Intelligence Bureau.
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Courtney Whitney remained close to MacArthur throughout the occupation and served as Chief of Government Section at his headquarters.
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Courtney Whitney accompanied MacArthur during the Korean War and received the Silver Star and a second Legion of Merit for his brief visits to the front.
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Courtney Whitney resigned from the army after MacArthur was removed from command in 1951.
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Courtney Whitney was decorated with the Army Distinguished Service Medal at his retirement ceremony.
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Courtney Whitney is represented at the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Leyte, in the Philippines as one of the statues of MacArthur and his party wading ashore at Leyte.