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In 1942 , Arrowsmith was placed in command of Base Section 3 in Ledo, Assam , British Raj India which was responsible for construction of the Ledo Road . Under Arrowsmith's command, the road reached the Patkai mountains and crossed into Burma .

Arrowsmith was promoted to Brigadier General . Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick replaced Arrowsmith as Chief Road Engineer in October 1943 . Arrowsmith continued as commander of the 45th Engineers until 1944 , and continued his army career until 1953 when he retired.