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Arthur
Carey
Peterson
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

New York

Home:

, 

New York

Arthur Peterson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Action Date:

    January 1952 – July 1960
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 30 (August 12, 1960)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Arthur Carey Peterson (ASN: 0-18151), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from January 1952 to July 1960. [This award supersedes the previous award of the Army Commendation Medal to Colonel Peterson for meritorious service during the period 23 July 1954 to 11 September 1956, as announced in General Orders No. 52, Headquarters, United States Army Security Agency, 2 November 1956.]

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps) Arthur Carey Peterson (ASN: 0-18151), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Coast Artillery Corps) Arthur Carey Peterson (ASN: 0-18151), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands in 1942.