1LT Arthur C. M-c-G-O-W-A-N was born in 1923 in the New York City suburb, Westchester. He grew up in a middle class family and was enrolled in Yale University in 1940. He was a member of the Glee Club, was an actor, and also an avid soccer player with the school. He enlisted voluntarily at Fort Devens, Mass in February of 1943 and he began his Army journey which culminated in him getting commissioned as an engineer and joining the 301st Engineer Combat Battalion, 76th Division at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin as the battalions Intelligence Officer. He served 3x campaigns in the ETO with the 76th and came home to find love in an Olympic figure skater and married her in 1950. He passed away in 2003 in Arizona. This uniform was found by H.R. Curtis in a Tucson Army surplus store and I can’t thank him enough for helping me snag it!
It is 200% all original and I am in love with the 301st DIs over the green combat leader stripes.
He served in the New York National Guard after the war in the 77th Division and the last ribbon is for being a member of the Society of Military Engineers!
