World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Thomas Arthur, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
MSgt Russell Rulau
Relationship
Comrade
RADARMAN 2ND CLASS. ENLISTED U.S. NAVY JULY 6, 1942. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 8, 1946. OVERSEAS SERVICE EUROPEAN THEATER THEN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER EARNING 13 BATTLE STARS. SERVED ABOARD USS ALCOR, USS MONTPELIER CL-57, USS AMSTERDAM CL-101 AND USS FLINT CL-97. WHILE ABOARD MONTPELIER, FLAGSHIP OF THE SO-CALLED 'HOLLYWOOD SQUADRON', FOUGHT IN SOLOMON ISLANDS AREA JANUARY 1943 TO MAY 1944. AWARDED SOLOMON ISLANDS 1992 50TH ANNIVERSARY DECORATION IN 2002.