Diary extract. 1902 Feb. 9.

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Diary extract. 1902 Feb. 9.

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Extract from diary entry, 9 Feb. 1902 in which Bess Follansbee describes her trip to West Point to attend a cadet hop. The weekend recounted in detail, includes a description of cadets Mars, Phillips, Miller, Murphy and Douglas MacArthur with whom she danced the first two dances. MacArthur, Mars and Phillips called on her Sunday afternoon at the hotel, but had to hide when Mrs. Arthur MacArthur came to report that an officer was arriving at the hotel.

2 p. ; 25 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Murphy, Grayson, 1879-1937.

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Phillips, Burt Wellington, 1878-1950.

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Follansbee, Bess B.

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Miller, Benjamin Franklin, 1880-1959.

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Mars, James, 1878-1954.

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