LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT E. CUSHMAN, JR., USMC

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT E. CUSHMAN, JR., USMC
G 1 Robert Everton Cushman, Jr., who
the marine corps Base, San ieg ,
1936, he arrived in Shanghai,Chin'na.irfaApviag alnlatoon 4com-
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Lieutenant Cus a p
School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, then served briefly at,
D' o California. In February
ant, 'June 6, 1935.
com leted Marine Officer's Basic
h
was appointed to t e . .
from the Academy, he was, commissioned a Marine second lieuten-
Cushman attended Central High School there, and a
h U S Naval Academy. Upon graduation
Born December 24, 1914, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Robert E.
d t sixteen
of one enemy battalion and the rout o an ???
.leadership, courage all" ~~" ""'-"`? - ""
materially to the success of the mission with the annihilation
f other "
it for defense, repelled te os M-4- o nr,r;t-rihated
counterattack which pus e latoon into the gap and, placing
July 28, he personally led a p
t'le force By his inspiring
and mortar fire in or ex
obtain firsthand knowledge of the enemy situation. Following
three days of bitter fighting culminating in a heavy Japanese
h d back the flank of his battalion on
lessly exposing-imsel o J
A 4- remain in the front lines and
d
strongly'organa.ze an
.been holding up the advance for some days, on July 25, Lieu-
tenant Colonel Cushman directed the attacks of his battalion
and the repulse of numerous Japanese counterattacks, fear-
-M t heav hostile rifle, machine gun
states in part:
"When his battalion was ordered to seize and holdhahad
d defended enemy strongpoint
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20, 1944, while comma"
Marine Division, during the recapture of Guam. His citation
As a lieutenant colonel, General Cushman was awarded the
Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism from July 21 to August
the 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d
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Commanding' General, III Marine Amphi Zo 9
Lieutanant enera
.earned the Navy Cross during World War II, is now serving as
s Force Vietnam.
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Marine Detachment at the ew
n4 4-.'hp Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia.
In Apri1.1939, Lieu end
N York World's Fair, and was sub
t nt Cushman was assigned to the
served at naval snipyaL..+,- y+? -------._-+-_.
Portsmouth, Virginia. He was' promoted to first. lieutenant
in August 1938.
Marines, and later L-11-- Gu +'+-~+ w+?v-'----.
mander. On his return to theUnited 4States vinMarch 1938, he
He was promoted to. cap-Fa~i,, .6+. ++a+. ~-?
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in June 1941, Captain Cushman went aboard the USS
PENNSYLVANIA at San Diego, en route to Pearl Harbor, as Com-
manding Officer of the ship's Marine Detachment. He was
serving in this capacity when the Japanese attacked the ship
d they naval installations at Pearl Harbor. on December 7,
o
an
1941. Upon his transfer from the PENNSYLVANIA, he joined the
in
ffi
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9th Marines at San Diego as a battalion executive o
May 1942, and that same month was promoted to major.
With his unit Major Cushman-moved to Camp Pendleton in
September 1942 and embarked for the Pacific area in January
1943. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1943.
That month Lieutenant Colonel Cushman was appointed
Commanding Officer of the 2d Battalion, 9th Marines., During.
the two years he held that post, he led his battalion
'repeatedly into combat, earning the Bronze Star Medal with
t "V" on Bougainville, the Navy Cj~oss during the recap-
C
b
om
a
ture of Guam, and the Legion of Merit with. Combat "V" during
.the Iwo Jima campaign.
Instructor, Amphibious Warfare School. in dune ly'1t3, cat: wao
r~ o,a uza,a of trA Amphibious Warfare Branch, Office of Naval
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Quan s
the Senior School,.served as an instructor in the Command and
grlhnn1_ and during the latter two years was Supervisory
On his return to the United States'in May 1945, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Cushman was stationed at Marine Corps Schools,
o for three years. .During that period he completed
t'
Research, Navy Department,.Washington, D. U.- r?rom vczvruW.
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orp
1949 until May 1951, he served at Headquarters Marine
1950
M
,Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, at Camp Le,7eune, North
in July 1954 became Director of the Plans and Operations
Division there. In July 1956, he assumed command of the 2d
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member of the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff College, and.
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Plans Officer until June 1953. Following is re urn
't d States he was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, as a
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Commander in Chief, U.. S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and
Mediterranean Fleet; in London, England, serving as Amphibious,
to the
ay
While there he was promoted to colonel in
In June 1951 Colonel Cushman joined the Staff of
1
Carolina.
Assigned to Washington, D. C., in February 1957, he
is a ,
United States for National Security Affairs. While serving,
served four years on the staff of former vice President
R' h rd Nixon AS Assistant to the Vice President of the
in this capacity,'he was promoted.,to.brigadier general in
July 1958.
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Following his departure from Washington, General Cushman
became Assistant Division Commander, 3d marine Division, on
Okinawa, in March 1961. He was promoted to major general in
August 1961, and in September assumedcommand of the 3d
Marine Division.
In July 1962, the general returned to Headquarters Marine
Corps where he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2
(Intelligence) and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Plans, Oper-
ations and Training). In December 1963, he was reassigned as
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff.' The following month,
he was named Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, and served in this
capacity until.June 1964.
sion Headquarters Nucleus from June 1964 until March 1967, Gen-
,
Corps Base, Camp Pendleton/CQmmaadin,'General, 4th Marine Divi-
For meritorious achievement as Commanding General, Marine
eral Cushman was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal. From.
Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", the Navy Commendation Medal,
includes: the Navy Cross, Legion of Merit with Combat "V", .
assumed his current assignment.
A complete list of the general's medals and decorations
.Advanced to the rank of lieutenant general on June 1, 1967, he
as Deputy Commander, III Marine Amphibious Force, Vietnam.
Ordered to the Far East in April 1967, he served briefly
June 1966, to November 1966, he performed additional duty as
Commanding General, 5th Marine Division.
Presidential Unit Citation with one star indicative of a
second award, China Service Medal, American Defense Service
Medal with Fleet clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-
Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star in lieu of five
bronze stars, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation
Service Medal with Europe clasp, and National Defense Service
Medal with one bronze star.
General Cushman and his wife, the former Audrey Boyce o
Portsmouth, Virginia, have two children,. Roberta Lind. and
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