John C. Arrowsmith

John Caraway Arrowsmith
Born	(1894-06-04)June 4, 1894 Reno, Nevada
Died	June 1, 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 90) Asheville, North Carolina
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal

John Caraway Arrowsmith (June 4, 1894 Reno, Nevada - June 1, 1985 Asheville, North Carolina^[1]) was a Brigadier general in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, commanding the 45th Engineers in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations during World War II.^[2]

In 1942, Arrowsmith was placed in command of Base Section 3 in Ledo, Assam, India which was responsible for construction of the Ledo Road. Under Arrowsmith's command, the road reached the Patkai mountains and crossed into Burma.^[2]

Arrowsmith was promoted to Brigadier General. Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick replaced Arrowsmith as Chief Road Engineer in October 1943. Arrowsmith continued as commander of the 45th Engineers until 1944, and continued his army career until 1953 when he retired. He died in 1985 and was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.^[2]

Decorations

	Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster
	Bronze Star Medal
	Army Commendation Medal
	World War I Victory Medal
	American Defense Service Medal
	American Campaign Medal
	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three Service Stars
	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one Service Star
	World War II Victory Medal
	Army of Occupation Medal
	National Defense Service Medal
	Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with Palm (France)

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