John C. Arrowsmith
Military Person
1894 – 1985
Who was John C. Arrowsmith?
John Caraway Arrowsmith 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.
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.
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.
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- Born
- Jun 4, 1894
Reno - Also known as
- John Arrowsmith
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Nevada
- Died
- Jun 1, 1985
Asheville - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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