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MEMORIAL ARTICLE
Published Assembly Jan '00
Arthur J. Bugh * '46
No. 15879 * 26 Nov 1925 - 30 Apr 1998
Died in Scranton, PA * Interred in Abington Hills Cemetery, South
Abington Township, PA
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ARTHUR JOHNSTON BUGH was born in Youngstown, OH.
His father's job took the family to Chicago, IL when Art was
young. He was fortunate to be able to explore the forest preserves
in Illinois and gain an appreciation of birds, plants and flowers
along the trails. When he was thirteen, his family moved to Miami,
FL. He continued his love of nature by exploring the Everglades
in his canoe. He attended Miami High School where he excelled
in football and track. When WWII started, his father was moved
to Hempstead, Long Island with a defense job. Art graduated from
Hempstead High School in 1943 and having won an appointment to
West Point, joined the Class of 1946 on 1 July of that year.
Art approached cadet life as he did everything,
with vigor and enthusiasm. He was a joyful cadet with a hearty
smile, an outgoing personality and a ready wit that made him
a friend to everyone who knew him. His roommate, Don Hackney,
recalled: "I have never known anyone as hardworking and
diligent at Art. He wanted to succeed and he did. He always had
a ready smile and a friendly attitude that exuded confidence
and was contagious." Art graduated a second lieutenant of
Infantry.
During Christmas leave while attending basic Infantry
schooling at Fort Benning, GA, Art married Barbara Richardson
in Scranton, PA on 26 December 1946. His first assignment was
with the 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Japan. He returned
with that unit to Fort Campbell, KY in 1949. Art served in the
Korean War with the 223rd Infantry, 40th Division. He was selected
to attend the U of IL where he received a Masters in Geography
in 1954. From there he attended the Command & General Staff
College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He then served in the Office,
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence in Washington, DC. It
was during this assignment that Art went to Africa to map the
Horn of Africa, a great adventure for him and Barbara. Next,
Art became an Assistant PMS&T at Penn State University in
1959. In 1966, he became a branch chief in the Defense Intelligence
Agency. Art served with the J2 Section MACV in 1968 and returned
to the States assigned to the National Security Agency. After
graduating from the Army War College in 1970, Art became the
Deputy Commander 66th Military Intelligence Group in Germany.
His final assignment was as PMS&T, Bucknell University, PA.
This was during the student unrest in 1973-76. Dr. Katherine
Litell, who was teaching at Bucknell at that time, wrote: "Arthur
Bugh was a very strong, intelligent and thoroughly decent person,
a most welcome bulwark against the maniacal egotism of Bucknell
radicals. Arthur told me that while heading the ROTC Program
at Bucknell, he received an anonymous letter threatening to blow
up Spratt House and all the officers working there. Art and his
officers mounted guard day and night until the threat disappeared.
God Bless my dear friend, Arthur Bugh." Art retired as a
Colonel in 1976.
He and Barbara retired to Scranton, PA to help
care for her father. Art was selected as Assistant Dean, U of
Scranton Business School in 1978. By the time he retired in 1991,
he had advanced to be Director, Foreign Student Affairs. When
Art began as International Student Advisor, Scranton had about
40 international students from 3 or 4 countries. Under his steady
guidance, by the time of his retirement, the count had risen
to 160 students from 25 countries. While at Scranton he earned
Masters degrees in Business and Student Counseling.
Art Bugh died 30 April 1998 after a long illness.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, daughters, Barbara, Deborah
and Virginia and sister, Elizabeth.
Art Bugh was a true son of West Point. He epitomized
the motto, Duty, Honor, Country and lived it every day of his
life. His family and friends remember him with love and fondness.
Some of that is demonstrated by the remembrances excerpted below:
"I will certainly never forget him and know
he will be missed by all of his many lifelong friends."
"All who knew him and worked with him whether
in the Army or civilian life, remember him as the personification
of what a West Pointer should be. He never shirked a responsibility
or failed to give his utmost to any task. Those close to him
remarked that they always knew they had a real friend in Art
Bugh -- that he was always loyal and steadfast, giving more to
each friendship than he received."
"A simple, loving man, devoted to duty. Art
was very proud of his country and the Army. Indeed no better
representative could be found."
"Arthur contributed generously to the lives
of all his friends. He made people better and wiser for their
acquaintance with him."
"Arthur was not a common man; truly he had
uncommon wisdom. He was a spiritual man."
"Arthur was a man of honor and integrity.
He devoted himself with energy and wisdom to whatever came before
him. He loved life and he loved people. We, I think, are better
people for having known and worked with him."
To these words of love and devotion, the Class
of 1946 is proud to add those words that would mean so much to
our classmate: "Well Done, Art; Be Thou At Peace!"
'46 Memorial Article Project and his Family
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