Background
Mcgaffin, William was born on October 2, 1910 in David City, Nebraska, United States. Son of Hugh M. and Nellie M. (Derby) Mcgaffin.
Mcgaffin, William was born on October 2, 1910 in David City, Nebraska, United States. Son of Hugh M. and Nellie M. (Derby) Mcgaffin.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Nebraska, 1932. Bachelor of Science (Hitchcock scholar), Columbia, 1935.
State Journal, Lincoln (Nebraska) Star, Omaha World Herald, 1931-1934. Telegraph editor Columbus (Nebraska) Telegram, 1934. Wirter, editor A.P., New York City, 1935-1937, correspondent, London, Paris, French North. Africa, Egypt, Libya, India, China, Russia, 1937-1944.
Correspondent Chicago Daily News in Pacific Theater of Operations, Japan, China, Manchuria, Czechoslovakia, Russia, London, 1944-1953, United Nations, 1953-1956, Washington, 1956-1975.
Covered fall of France, Battle of Britain, 1940, Battle of Malta, 1942. War correspondent United States forces in India, China, 1942-1943, battles of Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, 1944-1945.
Member Sigma Nu, Sigma Delta Chirurgical Clubs: National Press, Overseas Writers (Washington).
Married Jean Fuller, July 22, 1949. Children: Christopher M., Nicholas P. Reporter, Nebraska.