Samuel Lusker (Brigadier General) McCroskey

1893 - 1960  (67 years)

• Name	Samuel Lusker (Brigadier General) McCroskey
  Birth	4 Feb 1893	Colfax, Whitman Co., WA
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jun 1960	Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Arlington Co., VA
  Person ID	I9278	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Mayo McCroskey,   b. 28 Dec 1859, Monroe Co., TN d. 13 Feb 1953 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Margaret Alice "Maggie" Cochran,   b. 3 Jul 1863, Madisonville, Monroe Co.,TN d. 25 Mar 1953 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1886
  Family ID	F3606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Stevens,   b. 3 Sep 1896   d. 25 Jan 1977, Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Arlington Co., VA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  McCroskey, Samuel Lusker (Brigadier General) (1893-1960) Individual/ Military photo of Brigadier-General Samuel Lusker McCroskey came from Generals of WWII at http://www.generals.dk/general/McCroskey/Samuel Lusker/USA.html an historical military website created and administered by Steen Ammentorp, Librarian DB., M.L.I.Sc. Copyright © Steen Ammentorp since 2000. The source of the picture is given as Anonymous (DFC: Anonymous Researcher #4 at http://www.forneyclarkgenealogy.com/acknowledge.php )

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Research of Brigadier General Samuel Lusker McCroskey suggested by Sheila McCroskey Gemensky and her father. Source: SEE STEEN AMMENTORP'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.generals.dk/general/McCroskey/Samuel_Lusker/USA.html Generals of WWII is an historical military website created and administered by Steen Ammentorp, Librarian DB., M.L.I.Sc. Copyright © Steen Ammentorp since 2000 McCroskey, Samuel Lusker Brigadier-General b. 4th of February 1893 d. 3rd of June 1960 Service 1941-XX-XX Executive Officer at Camp David 1941-XX-XX Executive Officer 16th Coast Artillery Training Group 1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Member of Coast Artillery Board 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer 38th Coast Artillery Brigade 1942-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer 55th Coast Artillery Brigade 1950-XX-XX Retired Source: McCroskey Family History, A Partial History of the McCroskeys in America, by Warren N. McCroskey, published in Ft. Wayne, IN, Dec. 1993, revised Feb. 2003, page 133. Family #723. Samuel Lusker McCroskey(6)#723, son of Samuel Mayo(5)#688, Solon(4)#66, Samuel(3)#43, John(2)#20, Samuel(1)#3, John#1. Born Apr. 2, 1893, [Donna Forney Clark: Date is transposed. Actually the DOB is 2-4-1893) Colfax, WA; d. June 3,1960. [SOME TEXT OMITTED]. Brig. Gen. Samuel L. McCroskey, Deputy Chief Air Defense Command, SHAEF, under General Eisenhower. His command was part of VE Day. He graduated with a BS Degree in Engineering from Washington State University, entered the Army in 1917, remained in the Army, Antiaircraft command. Rose to rank of Brig. Gen. in June1942. At the end of the war, became Commandant of the American University, Biarritz, France. On retirement in 1950 he joined Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, in the Guided Missiles Div., and in 1958 was Project Engineer of Nike-Hercules for AF. Mounting illness brought his death June 3, 1960. After an official funeral service at Ft. Meyer, VA., his casket was born on a caisson in cortege at Arlington National Cemetery. From Who’s Who in America, 1944-1949. Source: SEE SHEILA KRUCKENBERG'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=48569135&PIpi=26037606 Sheila KRUCKENBERG Samuel Lusker McCroskey: Birth: Feb. 4, 1893 Death: Jun. 3, 1960 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Samuel Lusker Mc Croskey Name: Samuel Lusker Mc Croskey Service Info.: B/GEN USA Birth Date: 4 Feb 1893 Death Date: 3 Jun 1960 Interment Date: 29 Jun 1960 Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211 Buried At: Section 34 Site 71-A Family links: Spouse: Helen S McCroskey (1896 - 1977)* Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec 34 Site 71a Created by: Shelia Kruckenberg Record added: Feb 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 48569135 Source: McCroskey Family History, A Partial History of the McCroskeys in America, by Warren N. McCroskey, published in Ft. Wayne, IN, Dec. 1993, revised Feb. 2003, page 125. Family #688. Samuel Mayo McCroskey(5)#688, son of Solon(4)#66, Samuel(3)#43, John(2)#20, Samuel(1)#3, John #1. Born Dec. 28, 1869; m. in 1886 to Margaret Cochran. Children: · Oscar(6)#721 died at age 6 yrs. · Lois(6)#722 b.------; m. Earl Dunlap · Samuel Lusker(6)#723 b. ; m. Helen Stevens · Zelma(6)#724 b. ; m. John Peddycord Source: SEE LARRY KINGSLEY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=houghhouston&id=I045860 Hough/Hugh HOUSTON (c 1622 - c 1700): Larry Kingsley: ID: I045860 Name: Samuel Lusker MCCROSKEY Sex: M Birth: 4 FEB 1893 Death: 1960 Father: Samuel Mayo MCCROSKEY b: 28 DEC 1859 in Lower Fork Creek, Monroe Co., TN Mother: Margaret Alice "Maggie" COCHRAN b: 3 JUL 1863 in Madisonville, TN Marriage 1 Helen STEVENS Children Betty MCCROSKEY Source: SEE STEEN AMMENTORP'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.generals.dk/general/McCroskey/Samuel_Lusker/USA.html Steen Ammentorp: The Generals of WWII McCroskey Samuel Lusker, Brigadier-General (1893 – 1960) 1941 Executive Officer at Camp David 1941 Executive Officer 16th Coast Artillery Training Group 1941 - 1942 Member of Coast Artillery Board 1942 Commanding Officer 38th Coast Artillery Brigade 1942 - 1945 Commanding Officer 55th Coast Artillery Brigade 1950 Retired Source: http://www.bookdrum.com/books/speak-memory/9780140181692/index.html Book Drum, Beyond the Page: Contributor: Malika Browne: SPEAK, MEMORY by Vladimir Nabokov: Page 115. " Some thirty-six years had to elapse before Brigadier-General Samuel McCroskey would occupy the royal suite of the Hotel du Palais " by levantinelass > Hotel du Palais, Biarritz - Credit: © Manuel González Olaechea y Franco Samuel Lusker McCroskey (1893-1960) was a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. Nabokov is most probably referring here to McCroskey's appointment in 1945 as Commandant of the Biarritz American University, when he occupied the Royal Suite of the Hotel du Palais. Opened in summer 1945 by the US War Department as a post-war morale booster, to provide a university education to US military personnel awaiting redeployment or a return to civilian life, the university had 4000 places and took over the entire town of Biarritz. The town's casino was converted to the university library, and accommodation for 'students' was found in 40 luxurious hotels and nearly 100 villas where the rich of Europe had previously come to spend winters. Teachers were academics brought over from American universities and colleges as well as actors or artists, including singer Marlene Dietrich who taught drama. Another American university - also up and running within 60 days of V E Day - was set up in Europe, in Shrivenham, UK as the SAU (Shrivenham American University). The British Army's Military College of Science now occupies the old SAU premises. Both universities were closed in March 1946, having provided a short education for approximately 18 000 American soldiers. A street sign in Biarritz, "Rue de l' Université Americaine, 1945-1946" still bears witness to the educational experiment. After retiring from the army, McCroskey joined Douglas Aircraft where he worked on the development of the Nike and Hercules missiles.