Whitney's biography of his commander, MacArthur: His Rendezvous With History, was published. Decorations Legacy Whitney is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He is also represented at the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Leyte, in the Philippines as one of the statues of MacArthur and his party wading ashore at Leyte. Whitney's statue is behind the statues of Sergio Osmeña and Carlos P. Romulo. In popular culture Whitney was played by Dick O'Neill in the 1977 film MacArthur Whitney appears frequently as one of MacArthur's key advisors in James Webb's historical novel "The Emperor's General." References Bibliography James, D. Clayton. The Years of MacArthur 1941-45 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975), vol 2 James, D. Clayton. The years of MacArthur: Triumph and disaster, 1945-1964 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985), vol 3 Manchester, W. 1978. American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Whitney, Courtney. MacArthur: His Rendezvous with Destiny (New York: Alfred E. Knopf 1956) Williams, Justin. "Completing Japan's Political Reorientation, 1947-1952: Crucial Phase of the Allied Occupation." American Historical Review (1968): 1454-1469. in JSTOR External links Generals of World War II 1897 births 1969 deaths United States Army generals 20th-century American lawyers United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Legion of Merit George Washington University Law School alumni People from Washington, D.C. Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Army generals of World War II Washington, D.C., Republicans