Colonel Arthur J. Sutton was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 3 November 1942, class number 9. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Unit Commander & Ass Adjutant, 343 Infantry, Camp Howze, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Combat Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 86 Inf, Camp, Howze, Texas; Aide-de-Camp, Headquarters, 86 Inf, Camp Livington, LA; Infantry Unit Commander, 341 Inf, FTO-AFWESPAC; Asst to A/C of S G-4, Headquarters, IX Corps, FEC; Asst G-3, Spec Svc Off, Headquarters, IX Corps, FEC; Sp Svc Off, Headquarters, IX Corps, FEC; Ch, Nat Agcy proc Unit, OAC of S G-2, Washington, D.C.; Asst Scty, 5025 SU CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Comptroller, 5025 SU CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Comptroller, USMA, West Point, New York; AC of S G-4, Headquarters, 7th Inf Div, Korea; Ch, F&A Policy Div, Headquarters, EUSA, Korea; Battalion Commander, Regimental Commander, Headquarters, 1st Tng Regiment, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Ch, Prog Br, D.CSIT, Headquarters, USCINARC, Fort Monroe, Virginia; Deputy Comptroller, Headquarters, USARYIS, Okinawa; Comptroller, Headquarters, USAIC.