R.E. Mcarthur

The Navy Cross is awarded to Chief Machinist’s Mate R. E. McArthur, U.S. Navy, for meritorious conduct during an accident sustained by the Barnegat on February 21, 1918. Chief Machinist’s Mate McArthur, a member of the engine room force, was in the fireroom three minutes after the accident, which was flooded with escaping steam, and had the fires pulled.