Veteran’s History Project—Bill McArthur

Eighty year old Bunker Hill native Bill McArthur joined the military shortly after World War II not knowing that in only a few short years he would be serving his country in the Korean War.

He never saw combat action.  Instead, as a Maintenance Technician, he played a vital role in accepting the responsibility of the upkeep and maintenance of the American Army’s tracked vehicles while in theater.

He returned to Mississippi following the war where he enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 114th Area Support Group and used his training and experience in maintenance to land a job at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop at Camp Shelby, Mississippi where he retired after thirty years of service.

As a Guardsman he was often mobilized for State Active Duty saying that his most memorable experience was that of providing support to Guard units across the state when they were called into action when James Meredith made history as the first African American to enroll at Ole Miss.