Major General Jeremiah W. Pearson III was the former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations/Director, Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations Department, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.
General Pearson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering in June 1960. He also holds an M.S. degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California (1973). Upon completion of Flight Training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and Advanced Flight Training at Corpus Christi, Texas, he was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1961.
From November 1961 to July 1964, he was assigned to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina. During his assignment there, General Pearson's first operational tour was aboard the USS Independence with VMA-324. He was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1961. During August 1964 he returned to the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi, remaining there through September 1965 as a flight instructor. He was promoted to captain in December 1964.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1966, General Pearson was ordered to the Flight Test Division, where his assignments included the initial carrier trials and structural demonstrations of the F-4J aircraft. During this assignment he was elected as a member of the Society of Experimental Test pilots. He was promoted to major in December 1967. Ordered overseas in July 1968, he was assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, DaNang, Vietnam, as the Maintenance Officer with VMFA-542. During this tour, General Pearson flew over 400 combat missions.
He returned from overseas in September 1969 and was assigned to the Naval Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, where he served in Flight Test and was the project officer on the AWG-14 Radar and AIM-7F missile until January 1973. Graduating from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1973, he reported to VMFA-232, where he served as the Maintenance Officer for thirteen months in the Western Pacific.
From September 1974 until June 1977, General Pearson was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. as the Aviation Plans Officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. While at Headquarters, he was nominated as a USMC Space Shuttle pilot. During his assignment at Headquarters, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1976.
He then commanded Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 24, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for one year. From June 1978 to July 1981, he commanded VMFA-235. During the last year of this command, VMFA-235 won the Robert M. Hanson Award as the "Outstanding Fighter Squadron of the Year." In October 1981, he was promoted to colonel.
After graduation from the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1982, General Pearson reported to the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and the Chief of Staff for the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade. In May 1984, he assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. While serving in this capacity, he was selected in April 1986 for promotion to brigadier general. He was advanced to that grade on May 30, 1986, and assigned duty as the Assistant Wing Commander, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, Pacific, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Santa Ann, Calif., on June 2, 1986. He served in this capacity until Aug 1, 1986. General Pearson was assigned duty as the Commander, Forward Headquarters Element/Inspector General of the United States Central Command, MacDill AFB Florida on Aug 15, 1986. He was assigned duty as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps on Sept 16, 1988. Advanced to major general on March 14, 1989, he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, New Orleans, La., on May 7, 1989. General Pearson served in this capacity until July 31, 1990, when he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Research, Development, and Acquisition Command (MCRDAC), Washington, D.C. He served in this capacity until assuming his current assignment on June 4, 1991. General Pearson served as the Deputy Commander of Marine Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Major General Pearson's decorations and medals include: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Air Medal with gold star and bronze Numeral "26"; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross color); and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He has flown over 7,000 accident free hours.
Major General Pearson is married to the former Patricia Van Gysel of Rochester, New York.
General Pearson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering in June 1960. He also holds an M.S. degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California (1973). Upon completion of Flight Training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and Advanced Flight Training at Corpus Christi, Texas, he was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1961.
From November 1961 to July 1964, he was assigned to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina. During his assignment there, General Pearson's first operational tour was aboard the USS Independence with VMA-324. He was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1961. During August 1964 he returned to the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi, remaining there through September 1965 as a flight instructor. He was promoted to captain in December 1964.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1966, General Pearson was ordered to the Flight Test Division, where his assignments included the initial carrier trials and structural demonstrations of the F-4J aircraft. During this assignment he was elected as a member of the Society of Experimental Test pilots. He was promoted to major in December 1967. Ordered overseas in July 1968, he was assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, DaNang, Vietnam, as the Maintenance Officer with VMFA-542. During this tour, General Pearson flew over 400 combat missions.
He returned from overseas in September 1969 and was assigned to the Naval Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, where he served in Flight Test and was the project officer on the AWG-14 Radar and AIM-7F missile until January 1973. Graduating from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1973, he reported to VMFA-232, where he served as the Maintenance Officer for thirteen months in the Western Pacific.
From September 1974 until June 1977, General Pearson was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. as the Aviation Plans Officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. While at Headquarters, he was nominated as a USMC Space Shuttle pilot. During his assignment at Headquarters, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1976.
He then commanded Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 24, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for one year. From June 1978 to July 1981, he commanded VMFA-235. During the last year of this command, VMFA-235 won the Robert M. Hanson Award as the "Outstanding Fighter Squadron of the Year." In October 1981, he was promoted to colonel.
After graduation from the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1982, General Pearson reported to the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and the Chief of Staff for the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade. In May 1984, he assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. While serving in this capacity, he was selected in April 1986 for promotion to brigadier general. He was advanced to that grade on May 30, 1986, and assigned duty as the Assistant Wing Commander, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, Pacific, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Santa Ann, Calif., on June 2, 1986. He served in this capacity until Aug 1, 1986. General Pearson was assigned duty as the Commander, Forward Headquarters Element/Inspector General of the United States Central Command, MacDill AFB Florida on Aug 15, 1986. He was assigned duty as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps on Sept 16, 1988. Advanced to major general on March 14, 1989, he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, New Orleans, La., on May 7, 1989. General Pearson served in this capacity until July 31, 1990, when he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Research, Development, and Acquisition Command (MCRDAC), Washington, D.C. He served in this capacity until assuming his current assignment on June 4, 1991. General Pearson served as the Deputy Commander of Marine Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Major General Pearson's decorations and medals include: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Air Medal with gold star and bronze Numeral "26"; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross color); and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He has flown over 7,000 accident free hours.
Major General Pearson is married to the former Patricia Van Gysel of Rochester, New York.
Major General Jeremiah W. Pearson III was the former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations/Director, Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations Department, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.
General Pearson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering in June 1960. He also holds an M.S. degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California (1973). Upon completion of Flight Training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and Advanced Flight Training at Corpus Christi, Texas, he was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1961.
From November 1961 to July 1964, he was assigned to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina. During his assignment there, General Pearson's first operational tour was aboard the USS Independence with VMA-324. He was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1961. During August 1964 he returned to the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi, remaining there through September 1965 as a flight instructor. He was promoted to captain in December 1964.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1966, General Pearson was ordered to the Flight Test Division, where his assignments included the initial carrier trials and structural demonstrations of the F-4J aircraft. During this assignment he was elected as a member of the Society of Experimental Test pilots. He was promoted to major in December 1967. Ordered overseas in July 1968, he was assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, DaNang, Vietnam, as the Maintenance Officer with VMFA-542. During this tour, General Pearson flew over 400 combat missions.
He returned from overseas in September 1969 and was assigned to the Naval Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, where he served in Flight Test and was the project officer on the AWG-14 Radar and AIM-7F missile until January 1973. Graduating from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1973, he reported to VMFA-232, where he served as the Maintenance Officer for thirteen months in the Western Pacific.
From September 1974 until June 1977, General Pearson was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. as the Aviation Plans Officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. While at Headquarters, he was nominated as a USMC Space Shuttle pilot. During his assignment at Headquarters, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1976.
He then commanded Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 24, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for one year. From June 1978 to July 1981, he commanded VMFA-235. During the last year of this command, VMFA-235 won the Robert M. Hanson Award as the "Outstanding Fighter Squadron of the Year." In October 1981, he was promoted to colonel.
After graduation from the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1982, General Pearson reported to the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and the Chief of Staff for the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade. In May 1984, he assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. While serving in this capacity, he was selected in April 1986 for promotion to brigadier general. He was advanced to that grade on May 30, 1986, and assigned duty as the Assistant Wing Commander, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, Pacific, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Santa Ann, Calif., on June 2, 1986. He served in this capacity until Aug 1, 1986. General Pearson was assigned duty as the Commander, Forward Headquarters Element/Inspector General of the United States Central Command, MacDill AFB Florida on Aug 15, 1986. He was assigned duty as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps on Sept 16, 1988. Advanced to major general on March 14, 1989, he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, New Orleans, La., on May 7, 1989. General Pearson served in this capacity until July 31, 1990, when he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Research, Development, and Acquisition Command (MCRDAC), Washington, D.C. He served in this capacity until assuming his current assignment on June 4, 1991. General Pearson served as the Deputy Commander of Marine Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Major General Pearson's decorations and medals include: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Air Medal with gold star and bronze Numeral "26"; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross color); and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He has flown over 7,000 accident free hours.
Major General Pearson is married to the former Patricia Van Gysel of Rochester, New York.
General Pearson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering in June 1960. He also holds an M.S. degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California (1973). Upon completion of Flight Training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and Advanced Flight Training at Corpus Christi, Texas, he was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1961.
From November 1961 to July 1964, he was assigned to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Beaufort, South Carolina. During his assignment there, General Pearson's first operational tour was aboard the USS Independence with VMA-324. He was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1961. During August 1964 he returned to the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi, remaining there through September 1965 as a flight instructor. He was promoted to captain in December 1964.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1966, General Pearson was ordered to the Flight Test Division, where his assignments included the initial carrier trials and structural demonstrations of the F-4J aircraft. During this assignment he was elected as a member of the Society of Experimental Test pilots. He was promoted to major in December 1967. Ordered overseas in July 1968, he was assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, DaNang, Vietnam, as the Maintenance Officer with VMFA-542. During this tour, General Pearson flew over 400 combat missions.
He returned from overseas in September 1969 and was assigned to the Naval Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California, where he served in Flight Test and was the project officer on the AWG-14 Radar and AIM-7F missile until January 1973. Graduating from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1973, he reported to VMFA-232, where he served as the Maintenance Officer for thirteen months in the Western Pacific.
From September 1974 until June 1977, General Pearson was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. as the Aviation Plans Officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. While at Headquarters, he was nominated as a USMC Space Shuttle pilot. During his assignment at Headquarters, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1976.
He then commanded Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 24, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for one year. From June 1978 to July 1981, he commanded VMFA-235. During the last year of this command, VMFA-235 won the Robert M. Hanson Award as the "Outstanding Fighter Squadron of the Year." In October 1981, he was promoted to colonel.
After graduation from the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1982, General Pearson reported to the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and the Chief of Staff for the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade. In May 1984, he assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. While serving in this capacity, he was selected in April 1986 for promotion to brigadier general. He was advanced to that grade on May 30, 1986, and assigned duty as the Assistant Wing Commander, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, Pacific, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Santa Ann, Calif., on June 2, 1986. He served in this capacity until Aug 1, 1986. General Pearson was assigned duty as the Commander, Forward Headquarters Element/Inspector General of the United States Central Command, MacDill AFB Florida on Aug 15, 1986. He was assigned duty as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps on Sept 16, 1988. Advanced to major general on March 14, 1989, he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, New Orleans, La., on May 7, 1989. General Pearson served in this capacity until July 31, 1990, when he was assigned duty as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Research, Development, and Acquisition Command (MCRDAC), Washington, D.C. He served in this capacity until assuming his current assignment on June 4, 1991. General Pearson served as the Deputy Commander of Marine Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Major General Pearson's decorations and medals include: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; Air Medal with gold star and bronze Numeral "26"; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross color); and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He has flown over 7,000 accident free hours.
Major General Pearson is married to the former Patricia Van Gysel of Rochester, New York.
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