MacKechnie, Theodore Ross (sold)
Theodore Ross MacKechnie (1923 - August 25, 2012) was an American artist and soldier. He served in the 42nd Rainbow Division of the U.S. Army during World War II and continued to serve in the Army after the war and retired in 1969. After retiring from the Army, he worked as a broker with Yorktown Realty in Falls Church, Virginia, until 1975. After this second retirement, MacKechnie pursued his lifelong passion for painting and served as president of the Potomac Valley Watercolor Society and the Springfield Art Guild. He married Diana von Wagner-Freynsheim with whom he had two children.
Employs a rainbow to trace the route of the 42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division through Europe during World War II.
42nd Inf. Rainbow Div.
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Created by Theodore MacKechnie, a veteran of the 42nd Infantry Division, this 1945 pictorial route map traces the path of the 42nd from its landing at Marseille on December 9th, 1944, until its arrival Austria in Austria after serving 106 days in combat. A wonderfully comic depiction of an incredibly serious subject, MacKechnie used the division's nickname, 'Rainbow', to inspire his depiction of their route across Europe. (more details)