Decorah Man Is Raised to Rear Admiral in Navy
Washington, D.C. –(AP)—The Navy announced Wednesday that President Roosevelt had approved the promotion of 12 naval captains to the grade of rear admiral and of 147 commanders to captain.
Those recommended for promotion from commander to captain, with their home addresses, were:
Benjamin F. Perry, Jefferson, Ia.;
Lisle F. Small, Persia, Ia.;
Arthur T. Moen, Cresco, Ia.;
Edward P. Sauer, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, September 10, 1941
NEWS ABOUT MEN in SERVICE FROM OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
CRESCO—Capt. Arthur T. Moen, of the navy, and Mrs. Moen, with their daughter, Mary, en route from Long Beach, Cal., to Washington D. C., stopped off at Cresco from Sunday to Friday, for a visit with relatives. Captain and Mrs. Moen are natives of Cresco. Captain Moen has seen service in the Atlantic and Pacific. He was on duty at Pearl Harbor and later in North Africa. He is now on his way to Washington, D.C. for an assignment for an indefinite period.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Sunday, November 7, 1943
Admiral A. T. Moen Was Native Son
Rear Admiral Arthur T. Moen retired after 40 years of service, moving to Long Beach, California, where he died in 1962. He wife is the former Florence McCook of Cresco, Iowa.
Born in Cresco, December 19, 1894, A. T. Moen was graduated from the naval academy in 1917. He served in various capacities in two World Wars. In the Second war, he had under his command more than 360 large ships and hundred of small landing craft. He was responsible for transporting 300,000 troops and one million tons of supplies through enemy waters without the loss of a single ship.
He took part in landings in North Africa and in the Pacific theater.
His brother is Clarence Moen of Cresco.
Source: The Times-Plain Dealer, Cresco, Iowa, (Centennial Edition), Wednesday, June 15, 1966
Arthur Thomas Moen was born Dec. 19, 1894 to Hans C. and Mary Rude Moen. He died Sept. 1, 1962 and is buried in Fort Rosecrans Cemetery, San Diego, CA. Rear Admiral Moen served with the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II.
He commanded an attack transport division in the Pacific during World War II. His men transported more than 300,000 troops and a million tons of supplies through enemy waters without loss of a single ship. He received a presidential citation for this feat. He also had the distinction of making first landings in the invasions of Guadalcanal and North Africa. He retired in 1948.
Source: ancestry.com
