Editing Douglas MacArthur (section)

====Escape from the Philippines====
{{main|Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines}}
In February 1942, as Japanese forces tightened their grip on the Philippines, President Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to relocate to Australia.{{sfn|James|1975|p=98}} On the night of 12 March 1942, MacArthur and a select group that included his wife Jean, son Arthur, Arthur's [[Cantonese people|Cantonese]] ''[[Amah (occupation)|amah]]'', Loh Chui, and other members of his staff, including Sutherland, Richard Marshall and Huff, left Corregidor. They traveled in [[Patrol torpedo boat|PT boats]] through stormy seas patrolled by Japanese warships, and reached [[Del Monte Airfield]] on [[Mindanao]], where B-17s picked them up, and flew them to Australia. MacArthur ultimately arrived in [[Melbourne]] by train on 21 March.{{sfn|Morton|1953|pp=359–360}}{{sfn|Rogers|1990|pp=190–192}} His famous declaration, "I came through and I shall return", was first made at [[Terowie railway station]] in [[South Australia]], on 20 March.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48749454 |title='I Came Through; I Shall Return'. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=21 March 1942 |access-date=22 July 2012 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320165840/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48749454 |url-status=live }}</ref> Washington asked MacArthur to amend his promise to "We shall return". He ignored the request.<ref name="Time 2 December 1991" />

Bataan surrendered on 9 April,{{sfn|Morton|1953|pp=463–467}} and Corregidor on 6 May.{{sfn|Morton|1953|p=561}}