Actually he was at the front pretty often. There is ample testimony to that. Sure not every guy saw him on the lines but the records show he was up there some. Not in the same way that Chesty Puller was but then when Puller was up on the line he wasn't wearing stars. Yes, he was considered arrogant but was also considered a military genius. When the Japanese invaded the islands he pulled his men back to the Bataan Peninsula that was good defensible terrain instead of trying to fight a delaying action in terrain that favored the enemy. He could also be petty. Like every man he had faults.
I don't care how good of men you have if you are a poor leader they don't perform well. They are many examples of that in military history. A great leader can get poor performers to perform well while a poor leader can destroy a good fighting force fast, and not by getting them killed, just by destroying their will to succeed. And it doesn't take long for troops to figure out a leader.
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