Service Medal. He was promoted to captain on January 1, 1921. MacArthur was a hereditary member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States by right of his father's having served as a Union officer in the Civil War. Captain MacArthur died in Washington, D.C., of appendicitis in 1923, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery near his parents. Awards Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal Sampson Medal Spanish Campaign Medal China Campaign Medal Philippine Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal Navy Cross Citation "For distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Chattanooga engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines." Dates of rank Midshipman, United States Naval Academy – 6 September 1892 Ensign – 6 May 1898 Lieutenant (junior grade) – 6 May 1901 Lieutenant – 3 March 1903 Lieutenant Commander – 25 February 1909 Commander – 17 August 1915 Captain – 1 January 1921 References 1876 births 1923 deaths Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Navy personnel of World War I American people of Scottish descent American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion Arthur III Burials at Arlington National Cemetery American military personnel of the Philippine–American War