People from Hingham, Massachusetts - The Unseen, John Leavitt, Josiah Leavitt, Moses Leavitt, Benjamin Lincoln, Elisha Leavitt, Samuel Leavitt (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Unseen, John Leavitt, Josiah Leavitt, Moses Leavitt, Benjamin Lincoln, Elisha Leavitt, Samuel Leavitt, Thomas Leavitt, Samuel Lincoln, Albert William Tweedy, Jr., Brian Boyle, Isaac Sprague. Excerpt: Albert William Tweedy, Jr. item Awards: Navy Cross Purple Heart Albert William Tweedy, Jr., (March 22, 1920 June 14, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in the Battle of Midway during World War II . The USS Tweedy was later named in his honor. Early life Albert Tweedy, Jr. was born on March 22, 1920. During his childhood he attended public schools in Winnetka, Illinois, and Hingham, Massachusetts, before enrolling at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1938. Marine Corps career In the summer of 1939, Tweedy completed Marine Corps' Platoon Commander School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and, at the end of his sophomore year, he left college to become a Marine Aviation Cadet . Following flight training at Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts, and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on October 14, 1941. He was then assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, and Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Hawaii before reporting for duty with Marine Scouter-Bomber Squadron VMSB-241 at Midway Island early in 1942. He served as Assistant Flight Officer and Assistant Communications Officer for the squadron before becoming its Communications Officer late in May. Photo of from May 1942 shoewing officer from VMSB-241. Albert Tweedy is seated in the front left. The men with an "X" over them dies at the Battle of Midwa...