Arthur Murray Preston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Murray Preston

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1913

Place of Birth: Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1968

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Arthur Murray Preston (November 1, 1913 – January 7, 1968) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1931, Yale University, and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1938. Preston was a practicing attorney when he joined the Navy from Washington, D.C.
in September 1940.
He was stationed at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, and participated in the recovery operations.
In 1943, he was a PT boat instructor in Newport, Rhode Island, and was friends with LT John F.
Kennedy, USN.
By September 16, 1944 was serving as a lieutenant in Torpedo Boat Squadron 33.
On that day, Preston commanded two PT boats in the successful rescue of a downed Navy pilot in Wasile Bay, Halmahera Island in Indonesia, despite intense fire from Japanese forces.
He was subsequently promoted to lieutenant commander and awarded the Medal of Honor. Preston reached the rank of commander before leaving the Navy.
He died at age 54 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.