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MCAS Cherry Point History
MCAS Cherry Point History
MCAS Cherry Point History
Congress authorized Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 9, 1941. By September 1941, the designation of Cunningham Field was Cherry Point, N.C., in honor of the Marine Corps’ first aviator,
LtCol. Alfred A. Cunningham. Construction began in November, just 17 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 1, 1941, the design
Congress authorized Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 9, 1941. By September 1941, the designation of Cunningham Field was Cherry Point, N.C., in honor of the Marine Corps’ first aviator,
LtCol. Alfred A. Cunningham. Construction began in November, just 17 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 1, 1941, the designation was changed to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. and commissioned on May 20, 1942.
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MCAS Cherry Point History
MCAS Cherry Point History
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