ARTHUR J. MURA

Class of 2010

CADET / INSTRUCTOR / ADJUDICATOR / MENTOR

Drummer / Family Legacy / Instructor / Percussion Adjudicator

Cadet Years: Junior Major (1937-1939); Bugler (1940); Snare (1941-1949)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HIS CADET STORY:

Since he was eight years old, Arthur J. Mura has carried a connection with The Cadets.  As a boy, living around the corner from Most Holy Name Catholic Church (the birthplace of the Cadets in Garfield, NJ), interaction with the Holy Name Cadets was practically an everyday occurrence.  Three of his family members – Albert, Charles, and Marc – were founding members.  Following closely behind, Arthur and his two other brothers, Edward, and Louis, also proudly put on the legendary uniform, helping fill the ranks during the Corps’ budding and most formative years.

 

Arthur joined the Holy Name Cadets in 1937.  He was a Junior Drum Major for three years, then played bugle for one year.  In 1942, he moved to the percussion section as a snare drummer where he stayed through 1949.  During his 12 years with The Cadets, Arthur was a member when the Corps won its’ first three National Championships – 1940, 1948 and 1949. 

 

Personal achievements for him during those years included winning the Bergen County and New Jersey State individual snare drumming titles in 1946 and 1947 and runner-up in 1948 and 1949.

 

After his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1953, Arthur joined the Hawthorne Caballeros snare line, who went on to win the American Legion Senior national title that year, the same year The Cadets won the junior title.

 

His more than 20-years as a rudimental drum instructor to various junior corps including the Garfield Cadet Plebes, Paterson Cadets, Dumont Police Cadets, St. Ann’s Cadets, Wood Ridge Townsmen, and the Hawthorne Muchachos. 

 

Arthur was also actively involved from 1958 through 1982 as a percussion judge with the Charles R. Nabor Eastern States Judges Association, the Mid-Atlantic and the DCA Judges Associations.

 

Additional Honors:

New Jersey Drum Corps Hall of Fame (2001)

World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (2002)