MacArthur dies in 1942

Inspired by an article on Changing The Times
Feb 3 1942 General Douglas MacArthur is killed by a Japanese sniper in the Phillipines
 
No "I shall return"

Someone else would take command, probably the commander of Australian forces.

The U.S. Navy would get most of the supplies in the Pacific and the Southwest Pacific becomes a sideshow, with Formosa being invaded instead of the Philippines.
 
The Changing the times article suggested that MacArthur's death at this point would have lead to an earlier end to the Pacific war How plausible does that seem?
 
The Changing the times article suggested that MacArthur's death at this point would have lead to an earlier end to the Pacific war How plausible does that seem?
Extremely. No "2-road" strategy, no diversions to the P.I., no Okinawa & Iwo Jima reinforced by troops bound for P.I. (who don't arrive due to sub interdiction), no ban on subs in Luzon Strait for fear of fratricide, no lack of LCs in ETO (so Anvil can go off similtaneously), no Sov invasion of Manchuria & occupation of NKor, no Korean War, probably no Bomb on Hiroshima/Nagasaki...which, given Stalin doubts the U.S.'d use it on civilians, may lead to nuking Russian cities:eek: when he decides to invade WGer in the '50s...& nuclear 3d WW...:eek::eek:
 
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