Alexander Walter Kreiser Jr (May 5, 1901 – February 7, 1993) was a Naval Aviator and a brigadier general who served in the United States Marine Corps.[1][2]
Alexander Kreiser | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Walter Kreiser Jr |
| Born | May 5, 1901 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Died | February 7, 1993 (aged 91) Palm Desert, California |
| Riverside National Cemetery | 33° 52′ 39″ N, 117° 16′ 26″ W |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1924–1956 |
| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Commands | MCAS El Toro MCAS Cherry Point MCAS Quantico, Va VO-7M 2d Brig. NI |
| Battles / wars | Nanking Incident Occupation of Nicaragua World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit with Combat "V" Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 2 Nicaraguan Medal of Merit with Diploma |
| Website | last remaining Marine F7C-1 Seahawk |
Alexander Kreiser graduated from United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science 1920–1924, he excelled in the engineering club at West High School Minneapolis, Minnesota and was accepted by Marion Military Institute in 1919.
Early Marine Corps career
editHe became a company officer of Smedley Butler's 3rd Brigade China Marines from 1927 to 1929[3] and a Quantico Aviation pioneer of Marine Fighting Squadron Nine (VF-9M).[4] Kreiser's early Quantico Marine (VF-9M) squadrons performed in many National Air Races in the United States. He received the Yangtze Service Medal in China during the Nanking Incident in 1927 and the Nicaragua Medal of Merit[5] for his service as a combat pilot during the second United States occupation of Nicaragua.[6]
Marine aviator — 1930s
editBy the mid 1930s, Alexander Kreiser was assigned to the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics[7] as a captain and served as assistant command of the director of Marine Corps Aviation Ross E. Rowell[8] before being assigned, to the Naval Air Station North Island at Coronado, California, in June 1939.[9]
World War II; 1940s
editDuring World War II, Kreiser was a pilot in the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and he earned a second Bronze Star Medal in the Solomon Islands campaign.[10]
1950s — Commands, Assistant Commandant
editColonel Alexander W. Kreiser Jr was second in Command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. BGen Clayton C. Jerome took over command of the wing in April 1952 from Major General MGen Christian F. Schilt while Col. A.W. Kreiser relieved BGen Frank Lamson-Scribner as assistant commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.[11] in August 1952
References
edit- ^ Lacrosse, Naval (1924). Lucky Bag. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND: First Class, United States Naval Academy.
- ^ "Navy Directory: Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, January 1928 – Compilation of Published Sources – MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
- ^ US Air Services. 1931.
- ^ Elliott, John M. (2012). Marine Aviation at Quantico 1918–1941. Outskirts Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781432778279.
- ^ The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 1932.
- ^ "Navy Directory : Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Jul 1936 – Compilation of Published Sources – MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
- ^ Sherrod, Robert Lee (1952). History of Marine Corps aviation in World War II. Combat Forces Press.
Kreiser.
- ^ "Service Notes". Coronado Journal. Vol. 17, no. 26. 29 June 1939. p. 6 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol II--Isolation of Rabaul". www.ibiblio.org.
- ^ The Leatherneck. Leatherneck Association. 1952.