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Cushman commanded 4
Marine Aircraft
Wing from July 1943 to May 1944.
| 1895-7-27
|
Born at St. Louis, Missouri |
|
| 1917 |
Graduates from University of
Washington in Seattle |
|
| 1917-7-19 |
Enlists in the Marine Corps |
|
| 1918-10-22
|
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned |
| 1919 |
Flight training |
|
| 1921-6 |
Marine Barracks, Puget Sound |
|
| 1923-9 |
Naval Station, Guam |
|
| 1924-11 |
Brown Field, Quantico |
|
| 1925-8 |
Instructor, Naval Air Station,
Pensacola |
|
| 1926-11 |
Aircraft Squadrons, West Coast
Expeditionary Force, San Diego
and Nicaragua |
|
| 1929-5 |
Observation Squadron 9-M, 1
Marine Brigade, Haiti |
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| 1930-12 |
Executive Officer, Observation Squadron 9-M, 1 Marine Brigade, Haiti | |
| 1931-9 |
Engineering
Course, Army Air Corps Technical Schools |
|
| 1932-7 |
Company Officers Course, Marine
Corps Schools |
|
| 1933-6 |
Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy
Department |
|
| 1935-8 |
Army Air Corps Tactical School |
|
| 1936-7 |
Commander, Observation Squadron 8 |
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| 1937-6 |
Marine Aircraft Group 2 |
|
| 1938-7 |
Commander, Fighter Squadron Two-M |
|
| 1939-6 |
Commander, Base Air Detachment,
Quantico |
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| 1941-8 |
Commander, Marine Air Corps
Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina |
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| 1943-7-7
|
Brigadier general | Commander, 4 Marine Aircraft Wing |
| 1944-11 |
Air defense commander, Mariana Islands |
|
| 1945-4 |
Commander, Marine Air Corps Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina | |
| 1946-9 |
Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases |
|
| 1947-5 |
Deputy commander, Aircraft,
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific |
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| 1948-2-5 |
Commander, Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific | |
| 1950-6 |
Assistant commander, Fleet
Marine Aircraft Wing, Korea |
|
| 1951-5 |
Commander, Fleet Marine Aircraft Wing, Korea | |
| 1951-8 |
Commander, Aircraft, 2 Marine
Aircraft Wing |
|
| 1953-2 |
Deputy commander, Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific |
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| 1972-7 |
Dies at Corona del Mar,
California |
References
United
States Marine Corps History Division (accessed 2008-10-3)
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