Douglas MacArthur died of biliary cirrhosis

Douglas MacArthur died of biliary cirrhosis on April 5, 1964, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Before his death in 1963, Kennedy had allowed a state funeral, and Johnson confirmed the command, asking that MacArthur be buried with all the dignity a grateful people can bestow on a fallen hero. On April 7, his remains were transported to New York City and laid in an open casket at the Seventh Regiment Armory for almost 12 hours. That night, it was conveyed by funeral train to Union Station and then by a funeral procession to the Capitol, where it was laid in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. The bier was used by an estimated 150,000 individuals.

MacArthur had asked to be buried in Norfolk, where his mother was born and his parents married. Therefore, his burial was held on April 11 at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, and his body was finally laid to rest in the rotunda of the Douglas MacArthur Memorial (the former Norfolk City Hall and later courthouse). In 1960, the mayor of Norfolk proposed remodeling the ancient Norfolk City Hall as a memorial to General MacArthur and a repository for the papers, decorations, and souvenirs he had accepted. The MacArthur Memorial, which has been restored and refurbished, comprises nine exhibition halls whose items commemorate the general's 50 years of military service.