McCrary was the [[mayor]] of Post for twenty-four years and a benefactor of [[Texas Tech University]] in nearby [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]].<ref name=mccrary/><ref name=tstg/> McCrary was reared in [[Fort Worth]], where C. W. Post had also resided prior to coming to Post. He attributes his interest in art to his service abroad in [[World War II]],<ref name=mccrary/> when he was part of the [[U.S. Army]]'s 63rd Infantry Division. He was in the first unit to cross the Rhine River and penetrate [[Germany]] just prior to the Axis surrender in 1945. While abroad, McCrary came upon the European art culture by going to opera houses and listening to concert music.<ref name=mccrary/> | McCrary was the [[mayor]] of Post for twenty-four years and a benefactor of [[Texas Tech University]] in nearby [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]].<ref name=mccrary/><ref name=tstg/> McCrary was reared in [[Fort Worth]], where C. W. Post had also resided prior to coming to Post. He attributes his interest in art to his service abroad in [[World War II]],<ref name=mccrary/> when he was part of the [[U.S. Army]]'s 63rd Infantry Division. He was in the first unit to cross the Rhine River and penetrate [[Germany]] just prior to the Axis surrender in 1945. While abroad, McCrary came upon the European art culture by going to opera houses and listening to concert music.<ref name=mccrary/> |