Read, Albert Cushing, RADM

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1945, Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT)

Service Years
1907 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Hampshire

Year of Birth
1887

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Kent Weekly (SS/DSV) (DBF), EMCS to remember Read, Albert Cushing (Putty)(C.O. NC-4) (DSM 1919), RADM USN(Ret).

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Contact Info

Home Town Lyme, NH	Last Address Miami, Fl
Date of Passing Oct 10, 1967
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 2, Lot 4968-7

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Other Comments:

Rear Admiral Read was the Commanding Officer of NC-4. NC-4 was a Navy Curtiss flying boat, and was the first airplane to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in May 1919.

He was also awarded the Royal Air Force Cross.

1924-1925, VT-20 (WW II)

From Month/Year - / 1924	To Month/Year - / 1925
Unit VT-20 (WW II) Unit Page
Rank Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	VT-20 (WW II) Details
	Torpedo Squadron
	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Fixed Wing	Strength Navy Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 2, 2010

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