{"id":30692,"date":"2025-11-01T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/30692\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:20:24","slug":"this-historic-san-antonio-home-for-sale-was-once-owned-by-the-widow-of-one-of-world-war-iis-most-decorated-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/30692\/","title":{"rendered":"This historic San Antonio home for sale was once owned by the widow of one of World War II’s most-decorated pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"

A three-story home in San Antonio\u2019s Monte Vista Historic District has plenty of aviation history to go with its curb appeal. <\/p>\n

Newspaper records show the beautifully restored 1926 dwelling was once owned by Marilynn Beatty, the widow of Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr., one of the most decorated U.S. fighter pilots during World War II and the\u00a0nation\u2019s second-highest-scoring ace of the conflict. <\/p>\n

McGuire, a Medal of Honor winner, died in the final year of the war, but not before shooting down a total of 38 Japanese planes. He also bunked with Charles Lindbergh, then a civilian contractor, and the famed pilot even flew as McGuire\u2019s wingman for several missions.<\/p>\n

Beatty, a lifelong San Antonio resident, purchased this home in the late 1960s with the husband she married after McGuire\u2019s death. After she outlived that spouse, she married a third time before she herself passed in the late 1990s. <\/p>\n

While the four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath residence Beatty once occupied no longer has any outward signs of her first husband\u2019s military aviation history, it\u2019s certainly full of charm. <\/p>\n

The $899,000 property\u2019s bright, renovated kitchen features a copper farmhouse sink, stainless-steel appliances and a dedicated wine fridge, while a screened-in porch offers views of a pool, waterfall and spa, creating what the sales listing calls a \u201cprivate backyard escape.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to a third-floor \u201cflex suite\u201d equipped with a full bath, the home comes with a 580-square-foot guest house with yet another full bath, making the outbuilding a possible rental, office or art studio.<\/p>\n

This home is listed by Melissa Muse Wiggans<\/a>\u00a0with Real Estate Muses.
All photos and listing info via\u00a0Realtor.com<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Every house has a story, and our mission is to tell San Antonio\u2019s story through the lens of our community\u2019s historic and colorful homes. The San Antonio Current\u2019s real estate features are not ads, and are strictly operated through our editorial department. But we love public input. Do you know of a unique San Antonio home that we should highlight? Let us know, and email skoithan@sacurrent.com.<\/p>\n

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