Keith B. McCutcheon
| Keith Barr McCutcheon | |
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Keith B. McCutcheon, Marine Corps aviator and general
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| Born |
August 10, 1915 East Liverpool, Ohio |
| Died | July 13, 1971 (aged 55) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1937-1971 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
HMX-1 HMR-161 MAG-26 Director of Aviation 1st Marine Brigade 1st Marine Aircraft Wing III Marine Amphibious Force |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (Army) Legion of Merit with Combat "V" (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (10) |
General Keith Barr McCutcheon (August 10, 1915– July 13, 1971) was a highly decorated Marine Corps aviator, seeing combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and ten Air Medals.
Keith McCutcheon was born on August 10, 1915 in East Liverpool, Ohio. He graduated from East Liverpool High School and received his B.S. degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1937. An honor graduate of the schools' ROTC unit, he resigned a U.S. Army Reserve commission to accept appointment as a Marine Corps second lieutenant on July 1, 1937.
McCutcheon's first assignment upon completion of Basic School was with the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Yorktown. In 1940, he completed flight training, was designated a Naval aviator, and subsequently served with a Marine Observation Squadron aboard the aircraft carriers USS Ranger, USS Wasp, and USS Yorktown. He later completed aeronautical engineering courses at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning his Master's degree in 1944.
In September 1944, as a lieutenant colonel, he departed for the Pacific area. He served as Operations Officer of Marine Aircraft Group 24 at Bougainville, and at Luzon and Mindanao in the Philippine Islands. Additionally, he saw duty as Operations Officer of Marine Aircraft Groups, Dagupan on Luzon and, later, Zamboanga, on Mindanao. During the period from November 1, 1944 to May 26, 1945, he earned the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Combat "V", the Distinguished Flying Cross, and six Air Medals in the Solomons, New Guinea, and Philippine Islands area.
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