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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: August 25, 1999
Caption: Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur Marker
Additional Description: This is a photo of General Arthur MacArthur's grave marker. The inscription is: Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, United States Army, June 2, 1845, Sept 5, 1912, Medal of Honor-His beloved wife Mary Pinkney Hardy, May 22, 1852-Sept. 8, 1885. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2, Site 845-A MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: 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.
Submitted: January 22, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p232057
File Size: 0.045 Megabytes

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