august january american agricultural railroad industry executive civic leader eagle scout year old candidate highest rank bestowed personally interviewed panel composed youth organization founding including awarded distinction september million boys earn scouting rank received bronze honor medal generations family graduate enlisted age united_states_navy january months entry world war serving aboard navy vessels seeing combat conflict worked agriculture produce transportation industries serving railroad industry official continued active scout leader school board member adult life scouting youth born brooklyn new_york raised long_island new_york mother father died older brother instrumental starting troop long_island new_york november troop fully appearance impressed chief scout executive asked troop serve honor guard visit founder scouting west paid expenses troop travel new_york january inspected troop spoke length march earned class rank april completed merit required merit awards mastering skills taught scouting program time merit earned scouts originally implemented merit badge system rank like early eagles earn life star awards later preceded merit noted honor roll august edition boys life troop board review review adult troop leaders ensure eligibility instead thorough consisting west wrote handbook boys life saving swimming time council level system boards review west informed eagle award letter dated august letter informed delay medal caused fact design medal finalized presented labor day september earn scouting highest rank years founding august camping troop new_york swimming lake year old scout non swimmer began rescued assistance chief presented honor medal action education career entered graduated having studied agriculture university member fraternity president participated track cross country naval service enlisted united_states_navy january world war initially assigned shipping transport sunday june brooklyn new_york overseas duty july convoy spotted enemy submarines attacked depth charges known submarines damaged henderson seventh troop transport voyage france fire board july resulted ship returning united_states board rescued destroyers uss paul jones eventually taken aboard uss von continued brest france knowledge french proved useful sent train italy arrived italy july eventually sub base located greece september served aboard submarine patrolled engaged combat got sick flu flu conditions hospital bad crawl stream water resulted permanent left hip began return united_states arrived malta december february gibraltar given option staying navy arrived home months discharged paying way home elected discharge separated navy march met soldiers route america aboard army troop ship took aboard loaned army uniform slept life boat way america business civic endeavors war worked dairy agricultural agent new_jersey established municipal market later promoted produce transportation industry major competitor carriage agricultural products manager motor carrier committee served served regional school board president life descendants legacy board review 1920s later troop committee chairman troop new_jersey descendants followed footsteps present eldest son ceremony october younger son arthur daughter great tyler scouts march working eagle scout tyler longer scouting youths july tennessee ceremony eagle scout years arthur descendant joined scouting died age cancer january home buried berlin new_jersey chapter new_york named honor october new_york honored eagle scout park village memory ceremony attended widow son bill
Arthur Rose Eldred