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==Biography==
J. Roderick MacArthur, known as Rod MacArthur, was born December 21, 1920, to the former Louise Ingalls and John D. MacArthur. The couple also had a daughter, Virginia MacArthur. In 1937 John D. MacArthur traveled to [[Mexico]] to obtain a divorce. One year later he married [[Catherine T. MacArthur|Catherine T. Hyland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/07/archives/new-jersey-pages-john-d-macarthur-billionaire-dies-john-d-marthur.html
Rod MacArthur attended [[Rollins College]] in [[Florida]] and worked as a [[stringer (journalism)|stringer]] for the [[Associated Press]] in Mexico. During [[World War II]], he joined the [[AFS Intercultural Programs|American Field Service]], serving with the [[French Army]] in the ambulance corps, and he participated in the campaign that liberated [[France]].
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