Arthur H. MacArthur, III | |
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| Born | (1876-06-01)June 1, 1876 |
| Died | December 2, 1923(1923-12-02) (aged 47) Washington, D.C., US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1896–1923 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | |
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| Awards | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5, includingDouglas |
| Relations | Arthur B. MacArthur, Jr. (father) Douglas MacArthur (brother) SeeMacArthur family |
Arthur Hardy MacArthur, III (June 1, 1876 – December 2, 1923) was aUnited States Navy officer, whose active-duty career extended from theSpanish–American War throughWorld War I. He was the oldest brother of GeneralDouglas MacArthur (1880–1964).
A son ofUnited States Army GeneralArthur B. MacArthur, Jr. (1845–1912), he chose a career in the Navy instead of following his father, graduating from theUnited States Naval Academy in 1896.
During theSpanish–American War, Ensign MacArthur served aboard the steamyachtUSS Vixen (PY-4) in theBattle of Santiago. He later participated in naval operations during thePhilippine–American War and theBoxer Rebellion.
On August 21, 1902, inNewport, Rhode Island, he married Mary Hendry McCalla (1877–1959), the daughter of Rear AdmiralBowman H. McCalla. His brother Douglas, a cadet at theUnited States Military Academy at the time, was his best man.[1] Arthur and Mary MacArthur had five children, Arthur (1904–1912), Bowman McCalla,Douglas (named in honor of his brother), Mary Elizabeth, and Malcolm (who died while attending the Naval Academy in 1933).[2]
From 1901 to 1903, MacArthur commanded thetorpedo boatWinslow.[3] While in this capacity, he was involved in early submarine boat testing. While also commanding theUSS Holland, he participated inElectric Boat's testing using their prototypeFulton, as atestbed for thePlunger-classsubmarines.
In November 1901, MacArthur was aboard theFulton when it set an underwater endurance record of 15 hours on the bottom ofPeconic Bay,New York.[4][5][6]
Later, MacArthur was injured when, on a run fromNew Suffolk, New York, to Washington, D.C., to exhibit the submarine to naval committees of theHouse andSenate, theFulton experienced a battery explosion off theDelaware Breakwater.[4][7] By June 1903, he was atMare Island Naval Shipyard in command of thesubmarine flotilla consisting of thePike andGrampus.[8][9]
MacArthur was transferred to the battleshipOhio prior to her commissioning in October 1904, making him aplank owner,[10][11] and served aboard her until September 1906, when he was transferred to the United States Naval Academy. At the Naval Academy, he served initially as aide to the superintendent, AdmiralJames H. Sands[12][13] and subsequently on the staff for the commandant of midshipmen.[14] His other commands includeddestroyerUSS McCall (DD-28),minelayerUSS San Francisco (CM-2),armored cruiserUSS South Dakota (ACR-9) andlight cruiserUSS Chattanooga (CL-18).
For distinguished service in protectingconvoys fromU-boats engaged in theAtlantic U-boat Campaign during 1918, MacArthur was awarded theNavy Cross and theDistinguished Service Medal. He was promoted to captain on January 1, 1921. MacArthur was a hereditary member of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States by right of his father's having served as a Union officer in the Civil War. Captain MacArthur died inWashington, D.C., ofappendicitis in 1923, and was buried inArlington National Cemetery near his parents.[15]
"For distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U.S.S.Chattanooga engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines."
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