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Jean Marie MacArthur (née Faircloth; December 28, 1898 – January 22, 2000) was the second wife of U.S. Army General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
24. Jan. 2000 · Jean MacArthur, the widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who remained at her husband's side through the darkest days of World War II and was often introduced by him as ''my finest soldier,''...
23. Jan. 2000 · Jean MacArthur, widow of the late Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who won admirers around the world with her friendly, unassuming manner and “stand by her man” reticence, died Saturday in New...
Jean Faircloth MacArthur played a remarkable and selfless role in the life and career of General Douglas MacArthur. She was born on December 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of an aristocratic Southern family with roots in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The article recounts the general's escape from the Philippines and his vow to return to liberate Manila from the Japanese occupation. It also describes the brutal 29-day battle that left the city a smoldering ruin and the horrors faced by the civilians and soldiers.
The date was March 1, 1942, and American and Filipino forces on nearby Bataan were besieged by a powerful Japanese army. Lacking adequate air cover, wracked by tropical disease, MacArthur’s men where short of supplies, ammunition, and hope.
Waving (left to right) are the General, his wife Jean, and 13-year-old son Arthur. The others in the photo are unidentified. From: Arthur Marasco.
