At dawn the next day, the captain of speedboat No.32, passing speedboat No.41,walked to the front and saw a boat coming from behind. He thought it was a Japanese destroyer, so he immediately cleaned the deck and put on a torpedo to prepare for the battle. Just before the firing order was issued, they realized that the so-called destroyer was originally speedboat 4 1, which made Captain No.32 break into a cold sweat: fortunately, no fire was fired.
At 4 pm, two speedboats arrived at Felix Tagawa Yan Island in Cuyo Islands, and another speedboat No.34 was already waiting there. It was originally planned that a submarine of the navy would pick them up there that night, but MacArthur decided to continue to take the speedboat. In the evening, MacArthur ordered speedboat 32 to stay and wait for the submarine, and the other two set sail for Kagayan in Mindanao. That night, they saw a Japanese patrol fleet ahead, but fortunately it was not found.
13 at 7 am on March 7th, MacArthur and his party finally arrived in Kagayan after 35 hours' voyage. Soon, another speedboat, No.35, arrived in Kagayan directly after separation. MacArthur told bulkeley as soon as he got off the boat that he would award the Silver Star to the officers and men on board, "in recognition of their perseverance and courage under extremely unfavorable conditions". He also said, "You saved me from the jaws of death, and I will never forget it."
General Sharp, commander of Mindanao Air Force, greeted MacArthur and his party and prepared a sumptuous meal that they had never thought of since they left Manila. At that time, the northern part of Mindanao was still under the control of the US and Philippine troops, and Delmonte Airport was still available. However, because the scheduled plane failed to arrive on time, MacArthur and his party waited until the early morning of 17 before two B- 17 bombers flew from Delmonte to Australia. The two planes were originally planned to fly to Darwin International Airport, but they landed at Basli Airport because of the Japanese air raid on Darwin. Later, they took a C-47 plane to Alice Springs in the south, and then took a train to their final destination, Melbourne. After Adelaide station, the reporters who arrived at the station asked MacArthur to make a speech, and he said a Caesar-like sentence to them:
As far as I know, the President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese defense line and come to Australia from the island of Corecido, with the purpose of organizing an attack on Japan, one of which was to rescue the Philippines. I came out, but I have to go back!
"I want to go back" became MacArthur's famous saying and morale-boosting battle slogan in World War II. It was written on the beach, painted on the wall, printed on the mail and recited in prayer.
When MacArthur's train pulled into Melbourne, the local people welcomed him as a savior. In recognition of his bravery in the Philippines, Washington awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was the highest award MacArthur had been waiting for for for 28 years. The commendation order reads: "In the case of fierce enemy shelling and plane bombing, he put aside his personal safety and calmly responded to every crisis. His actions inspired the fighting spirit of the troops and inspired the confidence of the Filipino people in their armed forces. " In America, the "troubled monarch" has become a dazzling hero. Some streets, stadiums, buildings, children and even a dance step are named after him. Some people want him to return to the war department as the supreme military commander, and some even urge him to participate in the presidential election of 1944.