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Merrill B. Twining (980 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1996) was a United States Marine Corps general who received a "tombstone promotion" to four-star general upon retirement. He was the brother of Air

Harry Schmidt (USMC) (1,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

promoted to lieutenant general. He retired from the Marine Corps with a tombstone promotion (an officer promotion based on having received a combat citation

José M. Cabanillas (896 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first Puerto Rican to make rear admiral in the US Navy, albeit a tombstone promotion. He was cremated and buried at sea with full military honors. In

Morton T. Seligman (846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Seligman on active service, on his retirement Seligman was granted a "tombstone promotion" to Captain. In 1945 he was a technical advisor on the movie A Bell

Richard O'Kane (2,096 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1957 and, on the basis of his extensive combat record and under the tombstone promotion rule in effect at the time, was simultaneously advanced to the rank

Walter N. Vernou (1,465 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and relieved of all active duty. Upon retirement, he received a "tombstone" promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral on the basis of having received a combat