# Pacific War: McArthur vs Nimitz: Who Was Right?

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**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [March 30, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959 "2005-03-30T16:08:58Z")
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### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959/89 "2021-03-25T21:15:46Z")

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Unlike you, your stories, and/or your dad’s stories, [I have solid evidence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-red/754207) I would link to his official obituary but the paper it’s in refuses to access that page, being from 2016.

[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/3zvsflV.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/3zvsflV)

That’s a Fire Control Technician insignia below his right shoulder.

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