Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845 - 1912)

Born 2 Jun 1845 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 5 Sep 1912 at age 67 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Born in Chicopee Falls, then part of Springfield, Massachusetts, MacArthur was the father of General Douglas MacArthur, as well as Arthur MacArthur III, a captain in the Navy who was awarded the Navy Cross in World War I. His own father, Arthur MacArthur, Sr., was the fourth governor of Wisconsin (albeit for only four days) and a judge in Milwaukee. ^[1]

Medal of Honor

• MacARTHUR, ARTHUR, JR.

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, and Adjutant, 24th Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. Entered service at: Milwaukee, Wis. Birth: Springfield, Mass. Date of issue: 30 June 1890.

Citation: Seized the colors of his regiment at a critical moment and planted them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge

Title

Title: Lt. Gen

Sources

1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MacArthur,_Jr Entered by Laura Lee Scott, May 26, 2014

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• WikiTree profile MacArthur-32 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter.