General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) wrote an autobiography entitled Reminiscences.   It's not a great book; MacArthur was known to be somewhat pompous and self-important, and he quotes at length from correspondence he received from various people.   If you're interested in the General's life, read William Manchester's American Caesar.

MacArthur was married twice.   His first marriage lasted seven years; he was young, and he married a "flapper" type.   She was late to her own wedding.   The marriage was doomed from the start.

His second wife was named Jean, and she was the love of his life; she actually called him "General" (not "sweetie" or "sugar-pie").   She gave him a son.   He has a great deal to say about her in his autobiography.

Here's what MacArthur tells us, in his autobiography, about his first wife:

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