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Navy Federal Credit Union
Arthur
Johnson

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Arthur Johnson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1886. He retired in 1930 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Intermediate Section

    Division:

    Services of Supply

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Arthur Johnson, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. In Command of the Intermediate Section, Services of Supply, General Johnson had the responsibility of forwarding to the front great quantities of supplies and thousands of replacements for the combatant units, in which important duty he displayed untiring zeal and exceptional executive ability.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    12th Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    June 22 – July 17, 1898
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Major (Infantry) Arthur Johnson, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action while Commanding the 12th Infantry Regiment, during the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, 22 June to 17 July 1898.