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Originally Posted by pek1
My dad has told me that President Truman saved his butt and got him out of the Army while WWII was going on.
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My father was poised to invade Japan in 1945. He not only credits Truman with saving him then, but Dad was still in the navy in the Korean Conflict. So was my older brother. They credit Harry S with saving them and many others by relieving MacArthur from command when he threatened North Korea and China with invasion and implied nuclear retaliation.
It was after relieving General MacArthur that President Truman suffered so much in the polls that he didn't seek another election.