Alexander Kreiser
Commanding General 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 1953
Birth nameAlexander Walter Kreiser Jr
BornMay 5, 1901
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedFebruary 7, 1993 (aged 91)
Palm Desert, California
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside National Cemetery
33° 52′ 39″ N, 117° 16′ 26″ W
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1924–1956
Rank Brigadier general
Commands heldMCAS El Toro
MCAS Cherry Point
MCAS Quantico, Va
VO-7M 2d Brig. NI
Battles/warsNanking Incident
Occupation of Nicaragua
World War II
Korean War
AwardsLegion of Merit with Combat "V"
Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 2
Nicaraguan Medal of Merit with Diploma
Websitelast remaining Marine F7C-1 Seahawk

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 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

He 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

By 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

During 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

Colonel 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

  1. ^ Kreiser, Alexander (1924). Lucky Bag. First Class, United States Naval Academy.
  2. ^ Lacrosse, Naval (1924). Lucky Bag. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND: First Class, United States Naval Academy.
  3. ^ "Navy Directory: Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, January 1928 – Compilation of Published Sources – MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
  4. ^ US Air Services. 1931.
  5. ^ Elliott, John M. (2012). Marine Aviation at Quantico 1918–1941. Outskirts Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781432778279.
  6. ^ The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 1932.
  7. ^ "Navy Directory : Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Jul 1936 – Compilation of Published Sources – MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
  8. ^ Sherrod, Robert Lee (1952). History of Marine Corps aviation in World War II. Combat Forces Press. Kreiser.
  9. ^ "Service Notes". Coronado Journal. Vol. 17, no. 26. 29 June 1939. p. 6 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  10. ^ "HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol II--Isolation of Rabaul". www.ibiblio.org.
  11. ^ The Leatherneck. Leatherneck Association. 1952.
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