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Last Rank
Sergeant First Class
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
1745-Rifle Platoon or Squad Leader
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1950-1951, 1745, 2nd Infantry Division
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Service Years
1942 - 1951
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Personal Details
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Home State
Nebraska | |
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Year of Birth
1914 |
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SGT Robert M. Briggs-Deceased
to remember
Arthur, Patrick James, SFC.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Broken Bow |
Last Address
Broken Bow
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Casualty Date
Jul 31, 1951 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Captured |
Reason
Intentional Homicide |
Location
Korea, North |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: Section 60, Site 8983 |
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Last Known Activity
Sergeant First Class Arthur was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and returned to duty on December 7, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 18, 1951 and died while a prisoner on July 31, 1951.
Arthur was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 38th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. In mid May 1951, elements of the 2nd ID were securing their positions on the No Name Line south of the Soyang River, South Korea, when the Chinese Army launched a major counter-offensive. The 2nd ID was forced to withdraw south to a more defensible position north and east of the Hongch’on River. During the withdrawal, Arthur was captured by enemy forces on May 18, 1951, and was marched north into North Korea. Arthur died of malnutrition and disease in July, and he was buried at the Suan Mining POW Camp near Pyongyang.
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Comments/Citation
For his leadership and valor, Sergeant First Class Arthur was awarded the Silver Star (WWII), the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman's Badge second award, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Asian Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze stars, Army Occupation Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
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