I am looking for some obscure information, about the gun(s) used by MacArthur in combat. What he carried and used as a young officer, NOT what he had as a general.
A friend of mine asked me about it, as he had run across an article stating that MacArthur was fond of the Colt SAA .45, and had used it to kill bandits in Mexico. My friend thought the author had confused MacArthur with Patton, but later in the article Patton is mentioned.
A quick look at Wikipedia shows that MacArthur killed two Philippine "banditos" with his "pistol" in 1903. We assume this to have been the issue .38 Long Colt, but would be happy with confirmation, if possible.
The Mexican incident was not the Pershing expedition, but the Vera Cruz expedition in the spring of 1914. MacArthur apparently went on his own adventure, involving a railroad handcart, the "services of 3 Mexicans, whom he disarmed" and $150 in gold. During his return trip, he was attacked three different times, and shot a total of 7 men and a horse. He was put in for the Medal of Honor, but it was refused, because he had acted without the knowledge of his superiors.
So, the question is, during the Vera Cruz fight, what did he use?? His "service pistol"? (if so what pistol? A 1911? something else?) A privately owned pistol? A rifle? both? neither??
If anyone actually knows, please, enlighten us!
A friend of mine asked me about it, as he had run across an article stating that MacArthur was fond of the Colt SAA .45, and had used it to kill bandits in Mexico. My friend thought the author had confused MacArthur with Patton, but later in the article Patton is mentioned.
A quick look at Wikipedia shows that MacArthur killed two Philippine "banditos" with his "pistol" in 1903. We assume this to have been the issue .38 Long Colt, but would be happy with confirmation, if possible.
The Mexican incident was not the Pershing expedition, but the Vera Cruz expedition in the spring of 1914. MacArthur apparently went on his own adventure, involving a railroad handcart, the "services of 3 Mexicans, whom he disarmed" and $150 in gold. During his return trip, he was attacked three different times, and shot a total of 7 men and a horse. He was put in for the Medal of Honor, but it was refused, because he had acted without the knowledge of his superiors.
So, the question is, during the Vera Cruz fight, what did he use?? His "service pistol"? (if so what pistol? A 1911? something else?) A privately owned pistol? A rifle? both? neither??
If anyone actually knows, please, enlighten us!