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William Upshur was born October 28, 1881, in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1902. [2]After graduating from VMI he was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on February 1, 1904, and subsequently served aboard several vessels of the United States Navy, at foreign stations throughout the world, and at various posts and ...
But as the Marine Corps expanded, it needed its own training pipeline for officers. OCS traces its roots to the "School of Application," established in 1891 in Washington, D.C. With the expansion of the Marine Corps for World War I, all instructional efforts were consolidated—first at Marine Corps Station, Philadelphia, then in 1940 at MCB ...
United States Army Air Forces 7 June 1942 Airplane crash (hostile fire or accident) Near Midway Island: Commanding General, Seventh Air Force [17] William P. Upshur: United States Marine Corps 21 July 1943 Airplane crash (accident) Near Sitka, Alaska: Commanding General, Department of the Pacific, U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor recipient [5 ...
United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co. ISBN 0-9643388-2-3. Web "Units by Location". United States Marine Cordps. Archived from the original on 25 September 2007
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton: 31 December 1968 27 April 1976 MATCU-76: Naval Air Station South Weymouth: 1 May 1967 [64] MATCU-77: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro: 30 June 1969 [65] 30 September 1971 [66] MATCU-78: Marine Corps Air Station New River Marine Corps Air Station Quantico: 30 June 1969 [67] 15 January 1972 [68]
The United States Marine Corps Aviation (USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps. Aviation units within the Marine Corps are assigned to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force , as the aviation combat element , by providing six functions: assault support , antiair warfare , close air support , electronic warfare , control ...
This is a list of the current and decommissioned air support squadrons in the United States Marine Corps that provide the Marine Direct Air Support Center for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Current
United States Marine Corps: Type: Armored reconnaissance battalion: Role: Screen in advance of maneuver units: Part of: 4th Marine Division Marine Forces Reserve: Garrison/HQ: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton: Nickname(s) Iron Horse Marines: Mascot(s) Neapolitan Mastiff: Engagements: Operation Desert Storm Iraq War. 2003 invasion of Iraq; War ...