Harold Arthur Furlong (August 25, 1895 – July 27, 1987) was a United States Army First Lieutenant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in France during World War I.

[1] He also received the Croix de guerre with palms and was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

[2] He joined the Michigan National Guard in December 1921, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in May 1946.

Lt. Furlong moved out in advance of the line with great courage and coolness, crossing an open space several hundred yards wide.

Taking up a position behind the line of the machineguns, he closed in on them, one at a time, killing a number of the enemy with his rifle, putting 4 machinegun nests out of action, and driving 20 German prisoners into our lines.