| 词条 | Verne J. McCaul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name=Verne James McCaul |birth_date= {{birth date|1903|8|18}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1968|3|2|1903|8|18}} |birth_place= Ayr, North Dakota |death_place= U.S. Naval Hospital San Diego, California |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Verne J. McCaul.jpg |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |serviceyears= 1925 - 1960 |rank= Lieutenant General |servicenumber=0-3987 |branch= United States Marine Corps |commands= Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps |unit= |battles= World War II
|awards= Legion of Merit (2) |relations= |laterwork= }} Verne James McCaul (August 18, 1903—March 2, 1968) was a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who served as the 7th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Early yearsMcCaul was born on August 18, 1903, in Ayr, North Dakota, and after joining the Marine Corps participated in World War II. He was commissioned in 1925 and subsequently became a naval aviator. Major McCaul established Marine Fighting Squadron 221 at San Diego in 1941 and took the unit to Midway Island by year end. On Midway, he joined the staff of Marine Air Group 22, then returned to the U.S. He saw additional Pacific service in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, where he assumed command of Marine Air Group 12 in early 1945. After the war, McCaul was promoted to brigadier general, serving in USMC Headquarters. Subsequently he commanded the 1st and 2nd Aircraft Wings and in 1957 he became assistant commandant for aviation. By the time McCaul retired in 1960, he had achieved the rank of lieutenant general. He died on March 2, 1968, in U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. Awards and decorationsDuring his military career, he was awarded: Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Gold Star in lieu of a second award, Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze star in lieu of a second award, the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal with Base clasp, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star, and the Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner.
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|url = http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/MacCaul_VJ.htm |accessdate = July 1, 2009 |title = Lieutenant General Verne J. McCaul, USMC |work = Who's Who in Marine Corps History |publisher = History Division, United States Marie Corps |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110615093844/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/MacCaul_VJ.htm |archive-date = June 15, 2011 |dead-url = yes |df = mdy-all }}{{CMC}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:McCaul, Verne J.}} 12 : 1903 births|1968 deaths|United States Marine Corps generals|United States Naval Aviators|American Marine Corps personnel of World War II|American Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Recipients of the Order of the Cloud and Banner|People from Cass County, North Dakota|North Dakota State University alumni|National War College alumni|Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery |
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