Although the dependents of U.S. military personnel had been sent back to the United States, MacArthur was, until his recall from retirement, a Philippine government employee, so his family had remained in the Philippines.
尽管美国军事人员早已经返回美国，麦克阿瑟直到陆军召回之前都是菲律宾的政府雇员，他的家人也一道安置在菲律宾。