Vernon E. Megee
| Vernon Edgar Megee | |
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Lieutenant General Vernon E. Megee
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| Born |
June 5, 1900 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Died | January 14, 1992 (aged 91) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1919–1959 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
MCAS Cherry Point 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Fleet Marine Force, Pacific |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit with "V" Navy and Marine Corps Medal Bronze Star with "V" |
| Other work | Superintendent, Marine Military Academy |
General Vernon Edgar Megee (June 5, 1900 – January 14, 1992) was a United States Marine Corps officer. He is recognized as a pioneer in the development of close air support for ground combat operations. He served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1957; with his final billet from 1957 to 1959 as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. When he retired from the Marine Corps after 40 years of active duty service he received a promotion to 4-star rank.
Vernon Megee was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 5, 1900. After attending Oklahoma A&M College from 1917 to 1919, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1919, and spent the next two years on garrison duty at Parris Island, South Carolina. In 1921, he was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS).
In 1922, upon graduation from OCS, Megee was commissioned a second lieutenant. For the next several years he held many positions in Marine forces stationed abroad, including one tour of duty in Haiti and two tours of duty in China. He served his first tour of expeditionary duty with the 1st Marine Brigade in Haiti from October 1923 to November 1925. He was then stationed with the 10th Marines at Quantico, Virginia. He was promoted to first lieutenant in March 1926. In April 1927 Megee deployed to China on his second tour of expeditionary duty. On return to the States in March 1928, he was assigned to preliminary aviation training at the Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. In January 1929 he began another tour of expeditionary service as Squadrons Quartermaster, Aircraft Squadrons, 2nd Marine Brigade, in Nicaragua. After earning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal there, he returned to the United States to enter flight training at Pensacola, Florida in January 1931.
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