World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arnold Robert Christiansen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Arlington, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Christiansen Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS CANARY AMC-23; USS ALCHIBA AKA-6; SUBMARINE DIVISION 201; USS R-9 (SS-86); USS R-18 (SS-95); USS R-7 (SS-84); SUBMARINE DIVISION 322; ADVANCED TRAINING AND RELIEF CREW 2; USS PIPER SS-409; AND USS HERALD OF THE MORNING AP-173. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA, LETTER OF COMMENDATION WITH RIBBON FROM ADMIRAL W. F. HALSEY, JR. AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.