Citation: "Seized the colors of his regiment at a critical moment and planted them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge."
Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr.
MacArthur was awarded the Medal of Honor for service at Missionary Ridge, and he and his son, Douglas, are one of only two father-son recipients of the Medal of Honor in U.S. history. The others are Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II.