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

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**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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**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959/90 "2021-03-25T21:26:08Z")

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That’s nice, I refuse to supply info that would lead to me being Doxxed, thank you very much.

But Ok, so you are saying that a random picture of a guy in navy uniform proves _My dad was a fire control petty officer on a destroyer escort, possibly supporting the invasion of Iwo Jima._

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