MACARTHUR, DOUGLAS

(Second Award)

Brigadier General, U.S. Army

Chief of Staff, 42d Division, A.E.F.

Date of Action: October 14 – 16, 1918

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Douglas MacArthur, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, for distinguished service near Cote-de-Chatillon, France, October 14 – 16, 1918: As brigade commander General MacArthur personally led his men and by the skillful maneuvering of his brigade made possible the capture of Hills 288, 242, and the Cote-de- Chatillon, France, October 14, 15, and 16, 1918. He displayed indomitable resolution and great courage in rallying broken lines and in reforming attacks, thereby making victory possible. On a field where courage was the rule, his courage was the dominant feature.

General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919

Home Town: Milwaukee, WI

Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)

General MacArthur was a LIFE MEMBER of the Legion of Valor and resided in New York.

View Gen. MacArthur’s Distinguished Service Cross citation.

View Gen. MacArthur’s Second Oak Leaf Cluster citation.

View Gen. MacArthur’s Medal of Honor citation.