| 词条 | Marion Case Cheek |
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| name = Marion Case Cheek | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|10|18}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|6|20|1888|10|18}} | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | placeofburial = San Francisco National Cemetery | birth_place = Ripley, Tennessee | death_place = San Francisco, California | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{USA}} | branch = United States Navy | serviceyears = 1911–1945 | rank = Rear Admiral USN(R) | unit = | commands = | battles = World War II | awards = Navy Cross Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Intelligence Medal of Merit | relations = | laterwork = Central Intelligence Agency }} Admiral Marion Case Cheek, USN(R) (October 18, 1888 – June 20, 1969) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve. During World War II, he served as an intelligence officer in the Pacific. After retiring from the Navy, he worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. BiographyCheek graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1911.[1] World War IIAs a lieutenant commander at the outbreak of World War II, in September 1942 he received the Navy Cross "For distinguished service in the line of his profession as Intelligence Officer of the Sixteenth Naval District in the city of Manila" during which he volunteered for a number of assignments which brought him under enemy fire.[1] He was sent to Corregidor and later to Australia along with a million pesos of Philippine government funds. Promoted to commander, he became part of Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet staff and part of its unofficial "Dirty Tricks Department," which also included Rear Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney, Commander Harold Stassen, Captain Ralph E. Wilson, Captain Leonard J. Dow, and Commander Horace D. Moulton. During his time with the Third Fleet he was awarded the Legion of Merit twice, and the Bronze Star. He was promoted to captain on August 1, 1943 Captain Cheek returned to his role in the reserves as a commander after the war, but was promoted to captain on July 25, 1949, with relative precedence to his previous promotion to captain, and rear admiral on November 10, 1949. Post-war careerHe went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency where he received the Intelligence Medal of Merit for his service. He retired from government service in 1958. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery. References1. ^1 {{Cite web |url= http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=20287 |title=Valor awards for Marion Case Cheek | publisher = Military Times Hall of Valor |accessdate=6 August 2010}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheek, Marion Case}}{{US-navy-bio-stub}} 6 : 1888 births|1969 deaths|American naval personnel of World War II|United States Navy admirals|Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit |
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