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Although MacArthur had been approached by many cities about his funeral and gravesite plans, Duckworth's offer was the most intriguing one. MacArthur agreed to turn over all of his papers, medals, and memorabilia to the city of Norfolk and agreed to be buried in Norfolk as long as he and his wife would be laid to rest within the memorial.
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. Early life and education [ edit ]
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Arthur MacArthur IV (born February 21, 1938) is an American concert pianist, writer, and the only child of General Douglas MacArthur and Jean MacArthur. He is also the grandson of General Arthur MacArthur Jr.
[7] During this research period, Margaret MacArthur’s widower died of a hip injury when he fell on ice getting tires from his garage; this was included in his obituary as a joke. [8] Like MacArthur, Tony Barrand also died of a neurodegenerative disease ( multiple sclerosis ) in 2022, having been confined to a motorized wheelchair for several ...
MacArthur also increased his vast fortune by heavily and lucratively investing in Florida real estate. By the time of his death, he owned 100,000 acres of real estate in Florida. [8] In 1954 for $5.5 million MacArthur bought 2,600 acres (11 km 2) of land in northern Palm Beach County originally owned by Harry Seymor Kelsey and later by Sir ...
In March 1942, MacArthur was ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to relocate to Australia. Sutherland selected the group of advisers and subordinate military commanders that would accompany MacArthur and escape from the Philippines in four PT boats. Sutherland would remain MacArthur's chief of staff for the entire war. [5]
MacArthur died 25 April 2018 at the age of 92, in Edinburgh. [14] [1] In her obituary in The Scotsman, she was described as "an actress whose breathtaking elegance and beauty – and uncompromising dedication to the craft she loved – was matched by a brilliant intelligence, and wicked, earthy sense of humour."