Arthur served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII with Co. A of the 112th Infantry in Germany as field lineman 641 from April 7 1944 to November 19 1945. During December 1944 the 112th Infantry Regimental Combat Team was holding a 6 1/2 mile long sector which the Germans attacked with nine Divisions. The unit inflicted 1600 casualties and destroyed eighteen tanks during nine days of continuous action, which was later known as the Battle of the Bulge. The regiment was awarded battle streamers marked Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe for it's service in WWII. The unit was also awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for it's actions during the Battle of the Bulge from 16 to 24 December 1944.