Entertainment

PHIL PERDUE

Captain’s Table: Every Friday, 5-9 p.m.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, Located in The Courtyard by Marriott 410-289-7192/7191 / Captainstableoc.com Every Friday: Phil Perdue on Piano, 5-9 p.m. COINS 28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-3100 / www.coinspuboc.com March 12: St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Wes Davis, 1-5 p.m. Every Sunday: Free Bingo, Cash Prizes! Noon to 3 p.m. Every Tuesday: Trivia Night HOOTERS 5th Street and Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-213-1841 / www.hootersofoc.com March 12: Surprise Appearance: OC Pipes & Drums JOHNNY’S PIZZA 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600 / johnnyspizzapub.com March 12: Irish Music All Day OCEAN CLUB 101st Street, Ocean City Ocean City Fontainebleau Resort 410-524-3535 / www.ocbeachresort.com March 11-12: On The Edge, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. PICKLES PUB 706 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City 410-289-4891 / www.picklesoc.com March 12: Beats by Styler; Beats by Casper; Beats by Adam Dutch, 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOT 300 Seabay Lane, Ocean City 410-723-2222 / www.ResidenceInnOC.com March 11: Karaoke w/Donnie, 6-9 p.m. March 12: OC Pipes & Drums Band, 5:30 p.m. March 13: Bar Bingo w/Rupe, 5-8 p.m. SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com March 11: High Five Swan Dive Trio, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Tuff, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Kono Nation, 10:00 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. March 12: DJ Magellan & Jordan, noon to 5 p.m.; 2022 Irie-ish Music Fest: St. Patrick’s Day Party, noon to 3 p.m.; John McNutt’s Keltic Rock Warriors, 1-4 p.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 1 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; My Hero Zero, 1:30-5:30 p.m.; DJ Davie, 4 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; Triple Rail Turn, 5-9 p.m.; Band of Make Believe, 5-9 p.m.; Lima Bean Riot, 6-10 p.m.; DJ Tuff, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Until Sunrise, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; Gypsy Wisdom, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. March 17: The Big House Band, 5-9 p.m. SHENANIGAN’S IRISH PUB AND GRILLE 309 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-7181 / www.ocshenanigans.com March 12: Gerry Timlin & Tig Tignor featuring James Gallagher & Off the Boat; Special Appearances: The Chesapeake Caledonia and Ocean City Pipe Bands THE VIEW AT THE CAMBRIA HOTEL 13 St. Louis Ave., Ocean City 443-856-4158 / https://www.choicehotels.com/maryland/oceancity/cambria-hotels/md310 Every Tuesday: Karaoke, 7-11 p.m.

DJ DAVIE

Seacrets: Sat., March 12, 4 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.

(March 11, 2022) Ocean City’s largest Italian-American festival will reopen its doors for the first time in two years, on March 19.

Inside St. Andrew’s Hall, located at Sinepuxent Avenue and 144th Street, the aroma of homecooked Italian foods including, minestrone soup, pasta, meatballs, sausages, fried dough specialties, breads, cakes and muffins will greet visitors. These items are all from the kitchens and recipes of local ItalianAmerican home cooks.

The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Saturday. Admission is free.

The festival is sponsored by the Ocean City Lodge of the Sons and Daughters of Italy. Proceeds are used to fund scholarships and charitable causes.

Food may be the essence of this annual celebration, but it is not the only attraction. As in past years, the St. Joseph’s Festival will feature raffles for overstuffed gift baskets, silent auctions with local bargains from restaurants, shops and grocery stores, the sale of specialty Italian items, and St. Joseph articles for sale.

In addition, attendees can bid on items from professional sports teams, as well as team-themed gift baskets. All of this will come with a backdrop of Italian music provided by Baltimore’s Mario Monaldi band.

The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America has been in existence in the U.S. since 1905. The Ocean City lodge was started by Italian businessmen and women in May of 1980.

Its goals include increasing awareness of the Italian culture and contributions of Italian Americans to the progress of the United States, helping the community through charitable contributions, and promoting Americanism based on absolute loyalty to the Constitution.

Today Ocean City Lodge 2474, with almost 200 members living in Worcester County and Sussex County, Delaware, is active throughout the local area, donating to many charitable organizations. The lodge also provides scholarships to young Italian American high school students and helps support many young men and women who travel from Italy every summer to work in Ocean City and the surrounding resort areas.

St. Andrew’s Hall, located at Sinepuxent Avenue and 144th Street, is packed during the last St. Joseph’s Festival that was held precovid in 2019. The event returns on March 19.

Dining Guide

■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted —————————————

DOWNTOWN

South end to 28th Street

■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside The Courtyard by Marriott, Ocean City 410289-7192, www.captainstableoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Breakfast and lunch served Wednesday through Friday, 8-11 a.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. Dinner and lite fare served Thursday through Sunday, 5-9 p.m., featuring seafood, steaks and poultry. Daily chef specials. ■ COASTAL SALT 16th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-973-7258, www.coastalsaltoc.com $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Coastal Salt is a new American restaurant with an emphasis on fresh, locally caught seafood with a unique culinary twist. Open Thursday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. for lunch and dinner. ■ COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-3100, www.coinspuboc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Casual dining atmosphere for families. Soups, salads, crab cakes, hand cut steaks, fresh seafood, scallops, fresh soft crabs, and specialty dishes. Happy hour daily, 3-6 p.m. with food and drink specials. Early bird daily, 4-6 p.m. with special dinner menu. Closed Mondays. Open Tuesday through Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday at noon and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Dine in or carry out. ■ CORAL REEF RESTAURANT & BAR Oceanfront and 17th St. in Holiday Inn & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612, www.coralreefrestaurant.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Enjoy our hearty homestyle breakfasts starting at 7 a.m. daily. Lunch and dinner offering light fare of soups and salads along with our house specialty Scallops St. Croix, along with ribs, Cuban pork and steak selections. ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER S. Division Street and Boardwalk 410-289- 3501; 3rd Street and Boardwalk 410-289- 2599, www.TheDoughRoller.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar An Ocean City family tradition since 1980. Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Buttermilk pancakes, fresh handmade dough pizza and Italian dinners. We have something for everyone! ■ HARBOR WATCH 806 S. Atlantic Ave., Inlet Ocean City 410289-5121, www.harborwatchrestaurant.com $$-$$$ | Reservations | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bringing Ocean City the freshest seafood, an award-winning Raw Bar along with certified Angus Beef. Great view of the Ocean City Inlet and Assateague Island. Call for Banquet information. Hours are Thursday, 49 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. ■ THE VIEW RESTAURANT AND BAR AT CAMBRIA, OC Located in the Cambria Hotel, 13 St. Louis Avenue, Ocean City 410-280-1645 or 410520-4541 Open to the public with a new full menu, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Happy Hour each day from 3-9 p.m. Open 7 a.m. daily until midnight Fridays and Saturdays and until 10 p.m. all other days. Enjoy overlooking the bay with fresh baked pastries on premise. Wounder appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees and flatbreads.

MIDTOWN

29th to 90th streets

■ 32 PALM Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Sunday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bar and lounge. Western Caribbean cuisine with a mix of traditional Eastern Shore favorites. ■ THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-5249254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981, www.TheDoughRoller.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Online ordering See downtown locations for description. ■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 6701 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-6645639, www.longboardcafe.net $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Classic and creative American dishes and cocktails are showcased in a festive, surfthemed setting with weekly specials. Featuring burgers, tacos, prime rib, seafood and more. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays. Dine-in and curbside pick-up. ■ MARLIN MOON Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com $$ Sunday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Restaurant and bar with fresh seafood, small plates, desserts and cocktails. ■ RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 61st Street Bayside/2nd Floor @ Bayview Bar & Grill, Ocean City 443- 664-7043 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Bayfront dining with a casual atmosphere. Specializing in burgers, flat breads, crab cakes, shrimp burgers and full dinner specials. Happy Hour daily, 4-7 p.m. Open everyday, 4-10 p.m. ■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. with Island atmosphere. Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.

UPTOWN

91st to 146th streets

■ BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH 12601 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-6642896, www.bourbonstreetonthebeach.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Opens at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and noon to 10 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Louisiana-style cooking with specials for Valentine’s Day and Fat Tuesday Specials. Featuring surf and turf, fantastic chicken dishes, seafood gumbo, fried catfish, jambalaya prime rib and many more. Champagne and desserts. ■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, BREAKERS PUB & LENNY’S BEACH BAR & GRILL Inside the Ocean City Fontainebleau Resort, 101st Street, Ocean City 410-5243535, ocbeachresort.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving beach-inspired dishes in our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breakers Pub. Horizons: Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Monday through Wednesday. Breakers Pub: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner including light fare and steamer specials. ■ NORI SUSHI BAR & GRILL Inside the Gold Coast Mall, 11403 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-880-6258 $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving daily small plates, soups, salads, sandwiches, fried rice, entrees and desserts. Also, a full menu of Nori’s Premium Rolls, Nigiri and Sashimi with fresh classic hand roll combos. Full-service bar with wine, beer and cocktails. Offering inside dining and take out, 7 days a week, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Delivery via Door Dash Online. Weekends until 10 p.m. for lunch and dinner. ■ SOPHIA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Inside the Gold Coast Mall, 11405 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City 410-723-5188 $$ | Kids’ menu Open Wednesday through Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Serving appetizes, salads, subs and soup of the day. Many specialty pizzas with premium toppings or made to order. Calzones and a healthy line of low carb alternatives along with a wide variety of Italian entrée dishes. A La Carte fresh vegetables and wonderful homemade desserts. Call for take-out or delivery. Formally Three Bros. Pizza.

■ COASTAL SMOKEHOUSE 12513 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-390-5998, coastalsmokehouse.com $$-$$$ | Full bar with 18 TVs Coastal Smokehouse caters to the steak and barbecue expert inside of us all with a menu that tours the nation's hottest barbecue destinations and a top-notch bourbon list with which to wash it all down. Open 7days a week for lunch and dinner from noon to 11 p.m. ■ OC CHOPSTICKS Asian Bistro 12741 Ocean Gateway, Suite 890, West Ocean City (Outlets Ocean City) 410-8011111, www.occhopsticks.com $$ | Beer | Premium Sake Offering a wide array of authentic Chinese, Japanese and Thai food. Dine-in and carryout. Lunch specials. Dinner and lite fare. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

■ CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting. ■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 1 Mumford Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, www.OPyachtclub.com $$-$$$ | Full bar The Ocean Pines Yacht Club offers casual coastal cuisine for lunch and dinner in a beautiful bayfront setting. Fresh seafood, signature drinks, live music and more. Open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.

WEST OCEAN CITY

OCEAN PINES

Continued from Page 24 corned beef) ½ teaspoon mustard seeds 3 bay leaves ¾ teaspoon kosher salt 4 large cloves garlic, minced 2 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced thinly 4 stalks celery, sliced thinly 1 large green pepper, stem removed, seeded, and sliced thinly 5 white potatoes, peeled, and cut in half 5 large carrots, peeled and cut in half 1 small head of cabbage, quartered 1. Rinse coned beef thoroughly in cold water. 2. Combine all of the ingredients except for the potatoes, carrots and cabbage in a large pressure cooker or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for two hours. 3. Add the potatoes, carrots and cabbage, and cook until just done, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the veggies and potatoes as soon as they are done, so they do not overcook. 4. Continue cooking the corned beef until fork tender, approximately one to one-and-a-half hours. 5. Serve corned beef with potatoes, carrots and cabbage and a side of mustard.

Brussel Sprout Slaw

3 cups Brussel sprouts ½ cup rice vinegar ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons buttermilk 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard ¾ teaspoon wholegrain mustard 1/3 teaspoon celery seed kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1. Remove tough ends of the Brussel sprouts. Using a very sharp knife, slice as thin as possible. 2. In a medium bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Add slices of Brussel sprouts and toss well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Corned Beef Slider

cooked corned beef slider rolls, toasted brown mustard (optional)

Presentation

Place a small amount of mustard on the bottom roll (optional). Add slices of warmed corned beef and a mound of Brussel sprout slaw. Then top with top bun.

Secret Ingredient – Luck. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” – Benjamin Franklin

OC battery energy storage system land swap approved

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (March 11, 2022) The long legislative road to improving energy efficiency in north Ocean City got a little shorter this week.

In a relatively uneventful hearing Monday, City Council members approved a request from Delmarva Power for a land swap that would pave the way for a battery energy storage system — known as a BESS — on 100th Street.

Council members last month approved conditional use permits to build the innovative power provision system on one of two lots behind the Worcester County Public Library. Monday’s approval allows power company officials to swap a lot they own with an identical, adjacent city-owned lot to build the system on the latter.

Members of the planning commission recently gave a favorable recommendation to the swap, mainly because they do not want to see a power substation built on either one, but also because it is better suited for the currently cityowned lot.

City staff members also advocated for that choice, as the property is closer to, and would mesh better with, similar adjacent utility structures, such as the town’s large ground storage water tank, pump house and cellular facilities.

The move would also position the BESS facility, which is not exactly of high aesthetic value, behind the library and out of view of Coastal Highway.

The BESS facility aims to collect energy from an electric grid or renewable power source and store it in banks of high capacity lithium ion batteries. Company officials have said it is a less invasive way to power the surrounding properties than a substation, like the ones at 35th, 69th and 138th streets, and provides a more sustainable energy source for the future.

Delmarva officials have said that they chose this spot in Ocean City and another site in Cecil County to construct units as part of a state pilot program. Initially, the facility was supposed to be built by the end of this month, but officials received an extension to December 2023.

Plans show that the project will consist of the BESS unit, which will house lithium-ion battery racks and related components, an HVAC and fire control system, a backup generator, and electric pedestals. Some type of fencing will also be erected around the structures to help shield it from public view.

If company officials do not receive all of the necessary approvals for the BESS, which includes site plan approvals from the planning commission, they can still build a substation on the property that they own under an approval received in the 1990s.

RENDERING COURTESY GMB ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING Delmarva Power officials are looking to construct a battery energy storage system, or BESS, behind some type of fencing on one of two open lots on 100th Street behind the Worcester County Public Library. This week, council members agreed to move a land swap request to advance the project to a first reading.

O.A.R. playing at fall C3 Boardwalk concert

Maryland band will join 30 other artists for three-day Oceans Calling music event

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (March 11, 2022) After months of speculation, the organizers of a what has been marketed as a Lollapolooza-style concert planned for the end of September on the Boardwalk have announced a Maryland band as one of the featured acts.

Hailing from just up the beltway in Rockville, rock band O.A.R. will play multiple sets during the upcoming Oceans Calling concert set Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.

Officials with Chicago-based C3 Presents, the producer of the Innings Festival held in Florida and Arizona, and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival, announced in a news release Wednesday that O.A.R. and more than 30 artists will perform on three stages over the course of the three-day inaugural event.

The concert, which town officials said would rival music festivals like C3’s Lollapalooza, was initially set for Sept. 23 through 25 to deter the regular crowd that comes to Ocean City for annual pop-up tuner car rally H2Oi. But upon a request from the organizers, the event was moved to the last weekend of September, and until this week, officials were mum the performing acts.

The news release said the festival will also feature a culinary component hosted by world-renowned chefs and Eastern Shore-themed cooking demos among the amusement staples at the end of the Boardwalk.

“We are thrilled to be able to produce an incredible new festival in partnership with my friends and Maryland legends, O.A.R.,” said Tim Sweetwood, the cofounder of Oceans Calling and C3 festival director, in the news release. “City officials have been incredibly welcoming, and we look forward to delivering an outstanding experience for festival fans.”

The release did not name any of the other artists who were booked, but said O.A.R. would play multiple sets.

O.A.R. formed in the late 1990s, but hit its stride in the first decade of the 2000s, when it charted several major hits, including the chart-topping “Shattered (Turn The Car Around)” in 2008.

County rejects prioritizing of Rt. 90 project

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (March 11, 2022) The Worcester County Commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal 2023 Consolidated Transportation Program letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation on March 1 after removing a request from the Ocean City to prioritize the Route 90 expansion project.

The letter, as submitted to the commissioners, requested that routes 50 and 589 — in that order — be “prioritized” after Route 90.

While the list in the letter will remain in the same order verbatim, there will be no indication that the order of the list has been “prioritized” in any way.

“The letter is largely unchanged from last year except for removing the contraflow suggestion under the Maryland 90 item,” Department of Public Works Director Dallas Baker said. “Maryland 90 still is number one with the Route 50 bridge and dualizing (Route) 589 as numbers two and three. We have various projects here that are currently (in the) planning phase with MDOT. They told us specifically that they’re moving forward with them because we included them in the

CTP letter.”

Bertino made the motion to remove the word “prioritized” from the letter, seconded by Commissioner Jim Bunting.

“It seems we want (90 and 50) done before 589, et cetera,” Bertino remarked. “I don’t remember that being in there. I’m not going to quibble over it but we sure as heck want 589 looked at sooner than later. If we have to wait for 90 and 50, we could be (waiting) for many, many generations to come.” Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, who attended the commissioners meeting on other business, brought the news back to the Ocean City Council just hours later that their request had been dashed by the commissioners.

“Dallas Baker did present that and did present Route 90 as a priority,” he told the council at a work session on March 1. “Unfortunately, Commissioner (Bertino) asked that they remove the word ‘priority’ from the Route 90 project and just submit all three as the priorities and that was passed by the commissioners. That is unfortunate because, in all discussions, Route 90 has been the priority. That’s unfortunate.”

The CTP letter also lists several other projects including putting a traffic signal at the intersection of routes 611 and 376 and routes 367 and 368; constructing a “dedicated right turn lane” from St. Martins Neck Road onto westbound Route 90; constructing a pedestrian crossing across US 113 near the Route 346 intersection; developing an “access management strategic plan” for Route 611; and constructing a shared-use pedestrian/bike path along Route 611 from Route 50 to Assateague Island.

Rick Meehan Chip Bertino

MacArthur leaves Philippines for Australia

By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (March 11, 2022) This week, 80 years ago, American General, and Philippine Field Marshal Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines, and his troops, with his wife, son, son’s nanny, and staff on a PT boat, which took them to an American airbase on the island of Mindanao, from whence they were flown, in an American B-17, to the safety of Australia.

MacArthur was born Jan. 26, 1880, the son of a general who had won the Medal of Honor during the War Between the States. He was graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy on June 11, 1903.

He spent the next year in the Philippines. When the U.S. entered WWI, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Rainbow Division, and finished the war in command of that division, following which he became Superintendent of the United States Military Academy.

He returned to the Philippines in 1922 and remained there for three years. He then returned to the Philippines in 1928. On Nov. 21, 1930 he became the Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

In the depths of the Depression, after Congress had made cuts in the Army’s budget and pensions, resulting in cuts in promised compensation for WWI veterans and disabled soldiers, they marched on Washington. Once there, they established “residence” known as “Hooverville” for President Herbert Hoover.

MacArthur sent tents, camp equipment, mobile kitchens to the “Hoovervilles,” which prompted an outrage from Congress and an order from President Hoover to “surround the affected area and clear it without delay.” Under MacArthur’s watchful eye, it was done in less than four hours. This made MacArthur the hero to the right wing of the Republican Party, who felt that he had saved the country from a Communist Revolution!

In October 1935, General MacArthur, at the request of Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines, sailed from San Francisco, aboard the SS President Hoover, bound for the Philippines, which had just become a Commonwealth.

Sailing with the general was his mother, who would die in Manila in December, and Majors Dwight D. Eisenhower and James B. Ord. He had been invited by President Quezon to create an army for the new commonwealth. On Aug. 24, 1936, at his suggestion, President Quezon appointed him a field marshal of the Philippine’s almost nonexistent army, with salary commensurate with the rank. He would continue to be paid his U.S. Army salary.

On the voyage, he met Jean Marie Faircloth, whom he would marry after a two-year courtship, and who bore him a son, Arthur MacArthur IV.

President Roosevelt recalled MacArthur to active duty as a major general, gave him command of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), which included the Philippine Army, on July 26, 1941.

At that time, MacArthur’s forces numbered 22,000, of which 12,000 were Filipino. In the following months, an additional 8,500 troops arrived. At the time of the attack, 1,100,000 tons of equipment was sitting in American ports to be shipped to MacArthur’s forces.

MacArthur learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, at 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 8, 1941, Philippine time. Three times the commander of the Far East Air Force, Maj. General Lewis H. Brereton, sought permission to launch air strikes against Japanese bases in Formosa. Finally, at 11 a.m., MacArthur granted permission, but it was too late. At 12:30 p.m., aircraft of Japan’s 11th Air Fleet attacked Clark Field and destroyed or disabled 18 of Far East Air Force’s 35 B-17s. In addition, the nearby fighter base at Iba Field was attacked, and 53 of 107 P-40 fighters were destroyed, along with more than 25 other aircraft.

After the Japanese made several successful landings on the island of Luzon, MacArthur ordered his forces to retreat into the Bataan Peninsula. However, inadequate supplies had been stockpiled for the military, and the civilians fleeing the invaders. Many of the retreating troops abandoned their supplies, compounding the problem.

On Dec. 24, 1941, MacArthur declared the capital, Manila, an “open city,” without consulting with Adm. Thomas C. Hart, commander of the Asiatic Fleet, forcing the Navy to destroy considerable amounts of valuable materiel. That night he moved his headquarters/residence from Manila to the Island of Corregidor, accompanied by his wife, son, and son’s nanny.

On Jan. 1, 1942, he accepted $500,000 from Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines. He quickly transferred the money to a U.S. bank. This payment only became public in 1979.

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