▁accomp any ing ▁Mac Ar thur ▁when ▁his ▁date ▁of ▁departure ▁was ▁brought ▁forward . ▁A ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁officer , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Harold ▁H . ▁George , ▁was ▁included ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁family : ▁his ▁wife ▁Jean , ▁four - year - old ▁son ▁Arthur , ▁and ▁Arthur ' s ▁C anton ese ▁am ah , ▁Ah ▁Che u . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁later ▁def ended ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁nur se . ▁" F ew ▁people ▁outside ▁the ▁Orient ", ▁he ▁wrote , ▁" know ▁how ▁completely ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁an ▁am ah ▁can ▁become , ▁and ▁Ah ▁Che u ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁us ▁since ▁Arthur ' s ▁birth . ▁Because ▁of ▁her ▁relationship ▁to ▁my ▁family , ▁her ▁death ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁certain ▁had ▁she ▁been ▁left ▁behind ." ▁ ▁In ▁case ▁a ▁doctor ▁was ▁needed , ▁Major ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Mor house ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁from ▁B ata an ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁party . ▁The ▁remaining ▁th ir teen ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁staff , ▁who ▁were ▁loyal ▁and ▁experienced ; ▁some ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁Mac Ar thur ▁for ▁years . ▁Creating ▁a ▁new ▁staff ▁in ▁Australia ▁would ▁have ▁taken ▁time , ▁while ▁taking ▁his ▁existing ▁one ▁would ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁commence ▁work ▁soon ▁after ▁arrival ▁in ▁Australia . ▁They ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁valuable ▁there ▁than