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==Background==
==Background==
McCrary was born to Isaac Newton McCrary (1886-1949) and the former Nell Dixie Connell (1887-1980) in [[Fort Worth]], the seat of Tarrant County]], in north Texas. In 1940, while still twenty, he married the former Helen Louise Luton (born 1920). Their children are Mary L. McCrary of Lubbock and Giles C. McCrary, Jr. (born 1952), of Fort Worth, and four grandchildren. A second daughter, Pamela McCrary, died in 1979 at the age of thirty-four.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189314473/giles-connell-mccrary|title=Giles Connell "Big Ol" McCrary|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
McCrary was born to Isaac Newton McCrary (1886-1949) and the former Nell Dixie Connell (1887-1980) in [[Fort Worth]], the seat of Tarrant County]], in north Texas. In 1940, while still twenty, he married the former Helen Louise Luton (born 1920). Their children are Mary L. McCrary of Lubbock and Giles McCrary, Jr. (born 1952), of Fort Worth, and four grandchildren. A second daughter, Pamela McCrary, died in 1979 at the age of thirty-four.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189314473/giles-connell-mccrary|title=Giles Connell "Big Ol" McCrary|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
In 1942, McCrary graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]],<ref name=obit/> an institution headed by [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]] from 1865 until Lee's death in 1870. McCrary then entered the [[United States Army]]'s 63rd Infantry Division. He was in the first unit to cross the Rhine River and to penetrate [[Germany]] prior to the surrender to the Allied forces. McCrary assisted in the liberation of one [[concentration camp]]. During his military service, he often went to concerts and museums and hence acquired his interest in art.<ref name=obit/>
In 1942, McCrary graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]],<ref name=obit/> an institution headed by [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]] from 1865 until Lee's death in 1870. McCrary then entered the [[United States Army]]'s 63rd Infantry Division. He was in the first unit to cross the Rhine River and to penetrate [[Germany]] prior to the surrender to the Allied forces. McCrary assisted in the liberation of one [[concentration camp]]. During his military service, he often went to concerts and museums and hence acquired his interest in art.<ref name=obit/>