caption branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
capt aide arthur w. wermuth -lrb- left -rrb- with filipino united states army 1981 1915 south dakota united states united states of america 57th scouts infantry regiment of the philippine & nbsp ; distinguished least 4 awards -rrb- service cross silver star purple heart -lrb- at place of burial battle of bataan world war ii 1915 `` one-man army of bataan '' major brothers in arms - arthur w. wermuth.jpg arthur w. wermuth
 arthur w. wermuth
arthur w. wermuth

arthur william wermuth , jr. , dubbed the `` one-man army of bataan , '' was a united states army officer during world war ii and a prisoner of war from april 1942 until august 1945 .
