Brigadier General Arthur Nims Phillips was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 11 September 1945, Class Number 487. His first duty assignment was as Det Commander, Prov QM Battalion, APO 980, Adak, AK. | His subsequent duty assignments include: ORC, Platoon Leader, Company E, 2d Battalion, 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, Los Angeles, CA; Platoon Leader, Company A, 333 Glider Infantry Regiment, 84th Airborne Division, Detroit, MI; Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 46th Infantry Division, Ann Arbor, Michigan; S-3, 3rd Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 46th Infantry Division, Port Huron, MI; Assistant S-3, 125th Infantry Regiment, 46th Infantry Division, Flint, MI; S-3, 125th Infantry Regiment, 46th Infantry Division, Flint, MI; Cml Officer, 46th Infantry Division, Lansing, MI; Commander, 46th Engineer Group (Constr), Flint, MI; Commander, RAS TF, 72nd Spt Cen RAO, Lansing, MI; Assistant Adjutant General for Army, Lansing, MI. | His awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Humanitarian Service Medal, Reserve Compoent Achievement Medal, Michigan Distinguished Service Medal, Michigan Bronze Service Star w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Michigan Army Service Ribbon w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, S.A.M.E. (Silver), Expert Infantryman Badge. | Military schools attended include: Special Weapons, Infantry Officer Associate Advanced, Chemical Officer Association Career, Command and General Staff Association, Industrial College of the Armed Forces-National Security Management.